Md. Dildar Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83589 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-214 Year-2024 Thana- KHARIK District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Md. Dildar Ansari S/O Md. Kayum Ansari R/O Village- Mirjafri, P.S- Kharik, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-12-2024 Heard Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Kharik P.S. Case No. 214 of 2024 dated 15.09.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 317 (5) of the B.N.S. and Section 25(1B)(a) / 26 (1) (2) / 35 of the Arms Act.

3. The main submissions advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner are that though the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. but his name surfaced in the statement made by the three apprehended co-accused persons and among them one Md. Shakib Ansari has political rivalry with the petitioner and in this regard, Annexure-2 series is relevant which clearly shows that the petitioner contested Gram Panchayat Ward Election and in that election, Md. Shakib Ansari's father, namely, Khalil Ansari contested against the petitioner who was defeated by the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83589 of 2024(2) dt.11-12-2024 2/2 Due to this reason, the petitioner was falsely implicated by the said co-accused and his associates who were apprehended with the alleged fire arms. It is further submitted that the petitioner has fair and clean antecedent and except the statement given by the apprehended co-accused before the police, there is no material to show his involvement in the alleged offences.

4. Learned APP for the State has opposed the anticipatory bail prayer of the petitioner.

5. Having considered the submissions made by the petitioner's counsel, this Court is inclined to grant him the relief of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the petitioner named-above, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection with Kharik P.S. Case No. 214 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 484(2) of the B.N.S.S.

(Shailendra Singh, J) saurabhkr/- U T