KANWAR ANSARI @ SONU ANSARI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
B.A./8073/2026 · 2026-09-03
Anubha Rawat Choudhary
body2026
DailyLaw.ai
[ 2026 DAILYLAW 24941 (JHR) · dailylaw.ai ]
DailyLaw.ai
[ 2026 DAILYLAW 24941 (JHR) · dailylaw.ai ]
Judgment text
Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.
2026:JHHC:26632
1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No. 8073 of 2026
Kanwar Ansari @ Sonu Ansari, aged about 40 years, Son of Ayyub Ansari, resident of Kotam, P.O. Kotam, P.S. Toto, Dist. Gumla
… … Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand
… … Opp. Party
---
CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY ---
For the Petitioner
: Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate
Ms. Micky Kumari, Advocate
For the Opp. Party
: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate
---
05/3rd September 2026
1.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Jariyagarh P.S. Case No. 10/2026 corresponding to G.R. No. 234/2026 for the offence registered under Sections 69/77 of BNS and Section 66E/67/67A of IT Act, now said to have been pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Khunti.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 16.04.2026 having no criminal antecedent. The charge-sheet has been submitted for alleged offence under Sections 69/77 of BNS and Section 66E/67/67A of IT Act. So far as the victim is concerned, she is the informant of the case and is a major aged about 30 years. As per the FIR itself, the victim had developed relationship with the petitioner and that some objectionable video was also made viral. However, the objectionable video etc. could not be recovered.
3.
Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that as per the memo of evidence, the record relating to the viral video has been deleted from the site. One objectionable photograph has been mentioned in the seizure list and the same has been provided in a pen drive, which is supported by a certificate under Section 63(4)(C) of BNS.
4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that there is an element of love affair as is apparent from the FIR
2026:JHHC:26632
2
itself, charge-sheet has already been submitted and that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Khunti in connection with Jariyagarh P.S. Case No. 10/2026, subject to the following conditions: - (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner would deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his Mobile Number before the learned court below, which he shall not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below.
5. The learned court shall call for the criminal antecedent report of the petitioner before enlarging him on bail and if any criminal antecedent is found, the petitioner shall not be enlarged on bail.
6. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions.
7. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘e- mail/FAX’.
(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.)
Dated: 03.09.2026
Uploaded On: 03.09.2026
Mukul/-