Md. Sabir @ Md. Sabbir Ansari Alias Mohamad Sabbir Hassan Alias Md. Sabbir Vs State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Md. Sabir @ Md. Sabbir Ansari Alias Mohamad Sabbir Hassan Alias Md. Sabbir Vs State of Jharkhand — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Release of the appellant on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned District and Addl. Judge-VI, Dhanbad; the impugned order dated 21.01.2026 set aside.

Issue for consideration

Whether the appeal directed against the rejection of the appellant's prayer for bail in M.C.A. No.151 of 2026 should be allowed and the appellant released on bail.

Court's answer

The Court set aside the order dated 21.01.2026 passed in M.C.A. No.151 of 2026, arising out of Mahuda P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-VI, Dhanbad.

Ratio / Principle

The appellant was directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned District and Addl. Judge-VI, Dhanbad.

Key takeaways

This appeal stands allowed and disposed of.ratio¶6

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal appeal (Division Bench) — Bail — High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, Cr. A. (DB) No. 194 of 2026, coram Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, JJ., order dated 24.02.2026 (neutral citation 2026:JHHC:5376-DB). The appeal was directed against the order dated 21.01.2026 passed in M.C.A. No.151 of 2026, arising out of Mahuda P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-VI, Dhanbad, rejecting the appellant's prayer for bail. Counsel for the appellant submitted that the appellant was merely a worker in the gun factory being run in the premises of Murshid Ansari and that he was in custody since 29.05.2025; parity was drawn with co-accused Md. Mustafa @ Mussu, granted bail by this Court in Cr. A. (DB) No. 07 of 2026. Learned Spl.P.P. opposed but did not dispute these contentions. Regard being had to the above, the Division Bench set aside the impugned order and directed the appellant to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned District and Addl. Judge-VI, Dhanbad. Appeal allowed and disposed of.

2026:JHHC:5376-DB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A. (DB) No. 194 of 2026

Md. Sabir @ Md. Sabbir Ansari @ Mohamad Sabbir Hassan @ Md. Sabbir, aged about 30 years, S/o Late Sahab @ Md. Sahabuddin, R/o Village – Churamba, P.S. Basdeopur, Ward No. 19, P.S. Muffosil, Dist.Munger, Bihar

... ... Appellant

Versus The State of Jharkhand …… Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA

-------For the Appellant : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vineet Kumar Vashistha, Spl.P.P.

Order No. 02/ Dated: 24^th February, 2026

Heard Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the appellant and learned Spl.P.P.

This appeal is directed against the order dated 21.01.2026 passed in M.C.A. No.151 of 2026, arising out of Mahuda P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-VI, Dhanbad, whereby and whereunder the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected.

Submission has been advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant was merely a worker in the gun factory which was being run in the premises of Murshid Ansari. It has further been submitted that the appellant is in custody since 29.05.2025. In a similar circumstance, one of the co-accused namely Md. Mustafa @ Mussu has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. A. (DB) No. 07 of 2026.

Learned Spl.P.P. though has opposed the prayer for bail of the appellant but has not disputed the aforesaid contentions advanced by learned counsel for the appellant.

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2026:JHHC:5376-DB

Regard being had to the above, we while setting aside the order dated 21.01.2026 passed in M.C.A. No.151 of 2026, arising out of Mahuda P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, by the learned Addl. Sessions JudgeVI, Dhanbad, direct the appellant to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned District and Addl. Judge-VI, Dhanbad.

Accordingly, this appeal stands allowed and disposed of.

(Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.)

(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)

24.02.2026

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