Manjur Ansari v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail — High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; A.B.A. No. 141 of 2026; decided 15.01.2026; neutral citation 2026:JHHC:1102; Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi (author). Petitioner Manjur Ansari (advocate Soumitra Baroi) versus State of Jharkhand (advocate Sushma Aind). Apprehended arrest in Narkopi P.S. Case No.28 of 2025, offences registered under sections 334(1) and 305(e) of BNS, 2023, pending before Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi. Grounds relied on: absence of criminal antecedent; petitioner's name surfacing in confessional statements of coaccused Israil Ansari and Ali Mohammad; recovery of stolen articles from the scrap shop of Shubham Kumar. Relief: surrender within four weeks; release on bail bond Rs.25,000/- (INR 25,000) with two sureties of like amount; conditions per section 482(2), Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. No cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to surrender within four weeks and, on surrender/arrest, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, subject to conditions under section 482(2) of BNSS, 2023, in connection with Narkopi P.S. Case No.28 of 2025.