Rustam Ansari Vs State of Jharkhand — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Jharkhand HC (2026)

Rustam Ansari Vs State of Jharkhand — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Jharkhand HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petitioner to be released on bail in connection with Bhandariya P.S. Case No. 43 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Garhwa, with conditions that he shall appear physically on each and every date of trial till conclusion unless his physical appearance is dispensed with for sufficient cause, and shall not tamper with prosecution evidence or influence or gain over witnesses.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, accused in Bhandariya P.S. Case No. 43 of 2024 for offences punishable under Sections 302 & 201 of the I.P.C., should be admitted to bail.

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and that co-accused persons have been granted bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court, the Court finds substance in the contentions raised on behalf of the petitioner and allows the prayer for bail.

Ratio / Principle

Petitioner directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Garhwa, subject to conditions of physical appearance on each and every trial date unless dispensed with for sufficient cause, and of not tampering with prosecution evidence or influencing or gaining over witnesses.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail — Sections 302 & 201 I.P.C. — Bhandariya P.S. Case No. 43 of 2024, pending before Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Garhwa — petitioner's contentions (not named in F.I.R., not put on T.I. Parade, nothing incriminating recovered) considered along with parity, co-accused having been granted bail by co-ordinate Bench of the Jharkhand High Court in B.A. Nos. 9441 of 2024, 1210 of 2025 and 10093 of 2025 — Court found substance in contentions and allowed bail — bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two like sureties — conditions: physical appearance on every trial date till conclusion unless dispensed with for sufficient cause; no tampering with prosecution evidence, no influencing or gaining over witnesses.

2026:JHHC:7878

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.2213 of 2026

Rustam Ansari, aged about 36 years, S/o. Sahabuddin Ansari, R/o. Vill.- Tunudag, P.O.- Loharsi, P.S.- Piprakhurd, Dist.- Palamu, Jharkhand. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party

Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

For the Petitioner : Mr. Nikhilesh Kr. Chatterjee, Adv. For the State : Mr. Santosh Kr. Shukla, APP

Order No.02/Dated- 20.03.2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP.

The petitioner has been made an accused in connection with Bhandariya P.S. Case No. 43 of 2024, registered for offences punishable under Sections 302 & 201 of the I.P.C., which is pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1^st Class, Garhwa.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence at all rather he has been implicated only on the basis of suspicion. It is further submitted that petitioner is neither named in the F.I.R. nor he was put on T. I. Parade. It is further submitted that noting incriminating has been recovered from possession of this petitioner. It is also submitted that other co-accused persons, namely, Nasim Ansari @ Md. Nasim Ansari, Sahabuddin Asnari, Sahabuddin Ansari, Md. Ejajul Haque and Pappu @ Pravej Ansari have been granted bail by co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 14.02.2025 passed in B.A. No. 9441 of 2024 and B.A. No. 1210 of 2025 and order dated 21.11.2025 passed in B.A. No. 10093 of 2025 respectively and the

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case of the petitioner stands on better footing. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case and abides by all terms and conditions which may be imposed. Hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail.

Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that co-accused persons have been granted bail by coordinate bench of this Court, I find substance in the contentions raised on behalf of petitioner. Therefore, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1^st Class, Garhwa in connection with Bhandariya P.S. Case No. 43 of 2024 with condition that petitioner shall appear physically on each and every date during the trial of case till its conclusion unless his physical appearance is dispensed with for sufficient cause to the satisfaction of the learned trial court and with further condition that petitioner shall not indulge in tampering with the prosecution evidence or influence the witnesses or gain over them.

(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)

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