Reyaz Ansari Alias Sahadat Ansari Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Reyaz Ansari Alias Sahadat Ansari Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Regular bail granted: court below directed to release the petitioner on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Ramgarh in connection with Patratu P.S. case no. 148 of 2024, subject to conditions of not annoying/disturbing the informant or witnesses, cooperating with the trial, and furnishing mobile phone number and Aadhar Card photocopy with undertaking not to change the number during trial.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, an accused in Patratu P.S. case no. 148 of 2024, should be admitted to regular bail.

Court's answer

Court below directed to release the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Ramgarh in connection with Patratu P.S. case no. 148 of 2024, the court being inclined to grant bail considering the submissions, the facts stated and the period of custody undergone.

Ratio / Principle

Bail granted subject to the conditions that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witnesses in any manner during trial and will cooperate with the trial.

Key takeaways

Additional conditions: petitioner to furnish his mobile phone number and photocopy of Aadhar Card in the court below, with an undertaking not to change the mobile phone number during the trial.ratio¶13

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Regular bail granted — Reyaz Ansari @ Sahadat Ansari v. State of Jharkhand, B.A. No. 3834 of 2025 (Jharkhand HC, Ranchi, decided 09.06.2025, Justice Anil Kumar Choudhary) — petitioner accused in Patratu P.S. case no. 148 of 2024 instituted under Sections 385, 387, 379, 427, 34 of the IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act — in jail custody since 19.08.2024 — not named in FIR; charge sheet filed without TIP and charge framed on 07.05.2025 — court below directed to release petitioner on bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Ramgarh — conditions: not to annoy or disturb informant/witnesses during trial, to cooperate with trial, and to furnish mobile phone number and Aadhar Card photocopy with undertaking not to change the mobile number during trial.

[ 2025:JHHC:14808 ]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3834 of 2025

Reyaz Ansari @ Sahadat Ansari, aged about 41 years, son of Noor Hasan, resident of village- Rochap, P.O. & P.S.- Patratu, Dist.- Ramgarh … Petitioner

Versus

The State of Jharkhand … opp. party

Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

For the Petitioner : Mr. Pratik Sen , Adv. For the State : Ms. Ruby Pandey, Addl.PP.

05 / 09.06.2025

Heard the parties.

The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Patratu P.S. case no. 148 of 2024 instituted under Sections 385, 387, 379, 427, 34 of the IPC and Section 27 fo the Arms Act.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was demanding extortion. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and he has been implicated in this case only on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused Chand Khan. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 19.08.2024, as mentioned in para 1 of this bail application and though the petitioner is not named in the FIR but without putting him on the TIP, charge sheet has been submitted and the charge has also been framed on 07.05.2025. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to cooperate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case hence, the petitioner may be admitted to regular bail.

Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for regular bail and submits that the petitioner is the involved in 37 criminal cases.

Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above and the period of custody undergone, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Ramgarh in connection with Patratu P.S. case no. 148 of 2024 with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case.

( ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.)

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