Wasim Ansari v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted via surrender-and-release directions to Wasim Ansari; ABA No.978 of 2026; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi; decided 24.02.2026; Narkopi P.S. Case No. 28/2025; Sections 334(1)/305(e) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS); pending before Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi; name surfaced in confessional statement of co-accused (per counsel: Israil Ansari and Ali Mohammad); stolen articles recovered from scrap shop of co-accused Shubham Kumar; parity with co-accused granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.141 of 2026; petitioner has one criminal antecedent with regular bail; advocates: Soumitra Baroi for petitioner, Azeemuddin APP for State.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioner to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and be released on such terms, conditions and sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper.