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Sahabuddin Ansari v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC21 Apr 2026A.B.A./6179/2025

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Anticipatory bail REJECTED (High Court of Jharkhand, A.B.A. No. 6179 of 2025, Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, 21.04.2026). Five petitioners apprehending arrest in Penk Narayanpur P.S. Case No. 44/2025 (BNS sections 191(2)/190/126(2)/115(2)/117(2)/74/76/303(2)), pending before A.C.J.M. Bermo at Tenughat. Court found, from F.I.R. contents and case diary: direct allegation of outraging modesty against all petitioners; four ladies received injury. Petitioners' counsel claimed false implication over a land dispute; State counsel opposed. Keywords: anticipatory bail denied; outraging modesty; BNS; Bokaro; Tenughat; case diary injuries.

What did the court decide?

On perusal of the contents of the F.I.R., the Court found that there is a direct allegation of outraging modesty against all the petitioners. ¶19

Sahabuddin Ansari Vs the State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners who are apprehending arrest in connection with Penk Narayanpur P.S. Case No. 44/2025 (registered under sections 191(2)/190/126(2)/115(2)/117(2)/74/76/303(2) of BNS) pending before the learned A.C.J.M., Bermo at Tenughat. +1 more

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Court's answer

On perusal of the contents of the F.I.R., the Court found that there is a direct allegation of outraging modesty against all the petitioners.

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Ratio / Principle

From the case diary, it emerged that four lady members had received injuries.

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Key takeaways

In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, the Court was not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners and rejected their prayer for anticipatory bail.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

A.B.A. No. 6179 of 2025 (High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi; dt. 21.04.2026) - Five petitioners (Sahabuddin Ansari, Rahamatulla Ansari, Ajamatulah Ansari @ Azmatullah Ansari, Md. Naimuddin Ansari @ Naymuddin Ansari and Umar Faruk @ Umar Ansari, all residents of village Penk, Tola-Ranikurha, P.O. Narayanpur, P.S. Penk Narayanpur, District-Bokaro) sought the privilege of anticipatory bail, apprehending arrest in connection with Penk Narayanpur P.S. Case No. 44/2025, registered under sections 191(2)/190/126(2)/115(2)/117(2)/74/76/303(2) of BNS and pending in the Court of learned A.C.J.M. Bermo at Tenughat. Petitioners' counsel pleaded false implication amid a land dispute; the State (per counsel) opposed, submitting direct allegations of outraging modesty against all petitioners and that four ladies had suffered injury per the case diary. Looking into the contents of the F.I.R. and the case diary, the Court held there were direct allegations of outraging modesty against all the petitioners and injuries to four women, and in the attending facts and circumstances declined to grant anticipatory bail, rejecting the petitioners' prayer. Judgment rendered in person by the sole sitting judge (signature '( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)'); no precedent cited; no separate opinions.

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 ( 2026:JHHC:11635 )

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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A. B. A. No. 6179 of 2025

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Sahabuddin Ansari, aged about 37 years, son of Ali Hussain Ansari

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Rahamatulla Ansari, aged about 44 years, son of Ali Hussain Ansari

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Ajamatulah Ansari @ Azmatullah Ansari, aged about 18 years

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Md. Naimuddin Ansari @ Naymuddin Ansari, aged about 47 years, son of Md. Jeevaili Miya

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Umar Faruk @ Umar Ansari, aged about 20 years, son of Sahabuddin Ansari

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All residents of village Penk, Tola-Ranikurha, P.O. Narayanpur, P.S. Penk Narayanpur, District-Bokaro, State-Jharkhand

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….. … Petitioners

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Versus

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The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha (4), Advocate For the State : Mr. Azeeumuddin, A.P.P

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02/ 21.04.2026 : Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

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The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Penk Narayanpur P.S. Case No. 44/2025, registered under sections 191(2)/190/126(2)/115(2)/117(2)/74/76/303(2) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned A.C.J.M Bermo at Tenughat.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case and there is dispute with regard to land and in view of that petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.

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Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that there is direct allegation of outraging modesty against all these petitioners. He submits that case diary has been received and in the case diary it has come that four ladies members have received injury and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected.

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Looking into contents of F.I.R it transpires that there is direct allegation of outraging modesty against all these petitioners. In the case

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 ( 2026:JHHC:11635 )

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diary it has come that four ladies members have received injury.

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In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners and accordingly, their prayer for anticipatory bail is hereby rejected.

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Dt.21.04.2026

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( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)

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