Md. Kadir Ansari v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application REJECTED/DISMISSED. Patna High Court Crl. Misc. No.12268 of 2024, oral order 03-04-2024, Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan. Petitioner: Md. Kadir Ansari (custody since 21.09.2023). Underlying case: Baruraj (Muzaffarpur) PS Case No.32 of 2023 - IPC s.120(B), 121, 121A, 153A, 153B; UAPA ss.10 and 13. Alleged PFI membership; conspiracy to disrupt communal harmony, sovereignty and territorial integrity; recruitment/training. Defence: innocence, false implication due to maternal step brother Riyaz Mourif @ Bablu (co-accused) visiting his house, no recovery from conscious physical possession, no criminal antecedent. State position: printed PFI banner and two swords recovered during search of petitioner's premises. Useful for citing grounds of State opposition in comparable UAPA/PFI bail petitions.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail refused: considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the nature of allegation, the judge was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.