Wajid Ansari v. State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Grant of bail on ground of parity; petitioner Wajid Ansari not named in F.I.R., implicated via confessional statement of co-accused Ajmul Ansari @ Balma (bailed, B.A. No. 9273 of 2025, order dated 09.10.2025); co-accused Binod Rawani bailed (B.A. No. 8819 of 2025, order dated 17.10.2025); custody since 30.11.2025; offence under Sections 309(4) of BNS; application under Sections 483 and 484 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; Karmatanr P.S. Case No. 71 of 2025 / G.R. Case No. 545 of 2025, C.J.M. Jamtara; bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each; bail allowed on 1st April 2026 by Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Jamtara in connection with Karmatanr P.S. Case No.71 of 2025 / G.R. Case No. 545 of 2025, conditioned on cooperating in the trial and not absenting himself on dates fixed without cogent cause; on failure, the trial court has liberty to pass appropriate order in accordance with law so that the trial is not hindered.