Iftekhar Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81212 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2025 Thana- GURUA District- Gaya ====================================================== Iftekhar Ansari S/O Late Jalalluddin Ansari R/O Village- Dumri, P.S- Gurua, Distt.- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Murad Ashraf, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Madhura Nand Jha, APP :

Mr. Shadab Akhtar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Gurua P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025 instituted under Section 108 of the BNS.

3. As per the prosecution case, in social media a video is made viral in which deceased, who allegedly died by taking poison, made responsible his brothers (petitioner and co-accused Anwar Ansari) for his death.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner resides in Delhi for his livelihood and he has no concern with the alleged occurrence or day to day affairs of the deceased. He submits that the death of the deceased is caused due to mental stress and agony created

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81212 of 2025(2) dt.08-01-2026 2/2 by his own wife who after getting divorce left the house alongwith children to her maika. He further submits that the deceased was handicap and his elder brother Anwar Ansari has taken the responsibility to look after him. He submits that the allegation against the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st , Sherghati, Gaya in connection with Gurua P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) AjayMishra/- U T