Sarfaraz Ansari v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88713 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2023 Thana- BANDHUWA KURAWA District- Banka ====================================================== Sarfaraz Ansari Son of Jakir Ansari @ Jakir Mian Resident of village- Pirra, Ps- Saraiya Hat, Dist- Dumka Jharkhand ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Ranjeet Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/state:
Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026
1. Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner has renewed his prayer for regular bail in connection with Bandhua Kuraba P.S. Case No. 102 / 2023 dated 01.12.2023 registered for the offence punishable under section 306, 292, 500 & 34 of the I.P.C.
3. The regular bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this Court by order dated 07.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 5665 / 2025 with liberty to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after nine months if the trial does not show any progress.
4. As per the prosecution case, the informant's daughter was married to the petitioner. After some time, the petitioner took her at his work place at Dhanbad. One day the informant's daughter informed him on phone that the petitioner regularly
2/4 used to abuse, assault and insult her and comes to the house after taking liquor and used to spit gutkha on her face. She further told that while returning from Dhanbad the petitioner gave divorce to her and left her alone at Saraiyaghat and fled away. Thereafter, a panchayati was held in which the informant's daughter stated that she would live separately from her husband and started living separately. Subsequently, the petitioner circulated obscene photographs of the informant's daughter due to which she fell in depression and committed suicide.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 22.11.2024 and this court while rejecting the bail application of the petitioner had given him liberty to renew his prayer for bail after nine months. The allegation of abetment of suicide against the petitioner is not supported by any cogent evidence and the occurrence has not taken place in the house of the petitioner rather the same has taken place in the informant's house / matrimonial home of the deceased. The petitioner has no knowledge that under what circumstances she has taken step to commit suicide. It has also been submitted that allegation of abetement of suicide, physical and mental torture as narrated in the F.I.R. is not correct.
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6. On the other hand, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer for bail and submits that trial has started and out of six charge sheet witnesses, two witnesses have been examined and the trial is likely to be concluded in near future.
7. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the material on record. By order dated 19.12.2025 this court has called for a report from the trial court regarding the stage of the trial and in pursuance thereof learned District & Addl. Sessions Judge-IV, Banka has furnished the report vide letter no. 01 dated 05.01.2026 stating therein that out of six charge sheet witnesses, two witnesses have been examined and the trial is likely to be concluded within nine months.
8. Regard being had to the submissions made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact the petitioner has remained in custody since 22.11.2024 and has renewed his prayer for bail after expiry of nine months, trial is not likely to be concluded in near future as the trial court itself has given the estimated time for completion of trial in nine months, accordingly, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.
9. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on regular bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000 /- (rupees ten
4/4 thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge 2nd, Banka in connection with Bandhua Kuraba P.S. Case No. 102 / 2023 ( S.T. No. 122 / 2025) subject to the condition that the petitioner shall remain present before the trial court on each and every date and in case of default on two consecutive dates without prior permission of the trial court, his bail bond shall liable to be cancelled.
(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) praful/- U T