Karim Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81823 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-186 Year-2025 Thana- VIJAYEPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Karim Ansari S/o Safik Ansari R/o Village- Mathiya, P.S.- Vijayepur, DistrictGopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Sunil Kumar S/O late Jangbahadur Kushwaha R/o Vill Etwa P. O. Jagdishpur P. S. Vijaipur Distt.- Gopalganj ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Adesh Raj Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard Mr.Adesh Raj Singh,learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and Mr.Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 21.06.2025 in connection with Vijayepur P.S. Case No. 186 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 19.06.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 87,3(5) of BNS,2023.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that the coaccused person, namely, Chandan Prajapati along with coaccused Sumit Gond, took away the minor niece of informant to the house of the petitioner and thereafter, she went missing.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81823 of 2025(4) dt.25-03-2026 2/2 submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent. The allegation as alleged in the FIR is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR.

5. Learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State, on the other hand, have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that there is direct and specific allegation against the petitioner and the victim has supported the case of the prosecution, apart from that, the trial has begun and out of four chargesheet witnesses, three witnesses have been examined and only the victim is yet to be examined in the present trial.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts as well as the report of the learned Trial Court, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Vijayepur P.S. Case No. 186 of 2025 pending in the court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-II, Gopalganj.

7. Prayer is refused.

8. However, the learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest. (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Nitesh/- U T