2026:JHHC:7878 1 | P a g e IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.2213 of 2026 Rustam Ansari, aged about 36 years, S/o. Sahabuddin Ansari, R/o. Vill.- Tunudag, P.O.- Loharsi, P.S.- Piprakhurd, Dist.- Palamu, Jharkhand. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava For the Petitioner : Mr. Nikhilesh Kr. Chatterjee, Adv. For the State : Mr. Santosh Kr. Shukla, APP Order No.02/Dated- 20.03.2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP. 2. The petitioner has been made an accused in connection with Bhandariya P.S. Case No. 43 of 2024, registered for offences punishable under Sections 302 & 201 of the I.P.C., which is pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence at all rather he has been implicated only on the basis of suspicion. It is further submitted that petitioner is neither named in the F.I.R. nor he was put on T. I. Parade. It is further submitted that noting incriminating has been recovered from possession of this petitioner. It is also submitted that other co-accused persons, namely, Nasim Ansari @ Md. Nasim Ansari, Sahabuddin Asnari, Sahabuddin Ansari, Md. Ejajul Haque and Pappu @ Pravej Ansari have been granted bail by co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 14.02.2025 passed in B.A. No. 9441 of 2024 and B.A. No. 1210 of 2025 and order dated 21.11.2025 passed in B.A. No. 10093 of 2025 respectively and the 2026:JHHC:7878 2 | P a g e case of the petitioner stands on better footing. Petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case and abides by all terms and conditions which may be imposed. Hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail. 4. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that co-accused persons have been granted bail by co- ordinate bench of this Court, I find substance in the contentions raised on behalf of petitioner. Therefore, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. The petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Garhwa in connection with Bhandariya P.S. Case No. 43 of 2024 with condition that petitioner shall appear physically on each and every date during the trial of case till its conclusion unless his physical appearance is dispensed with for sufficient cause to the satisfaction of the learned trial court and with further condition that petitioner shall not indulge in tampering with the prosecution evidence or influence the witnesses or gain over them. (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) 20.03.2026 Rahul Uploaded on 23/03/2026