Patna High Court

Zarina Ansari @ Zarina BegumversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 28 January 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

Bail was granted to the petitioner subject to a Rs.10,000 bond, two sureties and compliance with section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

Summary

The petitioner, Zarina Ansari, filed a bail petition fearing arrest in a case registered under sections 126(2), 118(2), 109(1), 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNS). The prosecution alleged that on 20 July 2025 the accused, including the petitioner’s son‑in‑law, assaulted the informant’s husband with a knife, while the specific stabbing was attributed to co‑accused Md. Soni Ansari and Md. Sikandar Ansari. The petitioner, a woman with a clean antecedent, argued that she had no role in the alleged offence and sought bail. The State opposed the bail on the ground of the seriousness of the charges. Considering the petitioner’s clean record, the nature of the allegations, and the statutory provisions, the Court granted bail on a bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties, subject to conditions under section 482(2) of the BNS. The bail order was made with the direction that the petitioner surrender within eight weeks if arrested.

Issues considered

Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the serious offences alleged under the BNS.
Whether the petitioner’s clean antecedent and lack of direct involvement justify bail.
Whether the conditions prescribed under section 482(2) of the BNS are applicable.

Legislation cited

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita — s. 103(1), 109(1), 118(2), 126(2), 3(5), 482(2)

Subjects

bail
criminal procedure
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
clean antecedent
surety
section 482(2)
serious offences

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1682 of 2026
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-473 Year-2025 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur
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                 Zarina Ansari @ Zarina Begum Wife of Jamaluddin Ansari Resident of
                 Muhalla Bhaluhipur, Mirachak, P.S.- Ara Town, District - Bhojpur.

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar
           2.    Khushi Begum Wife of Md. Munna Resident of Muhalla Bhaluhipur,
                 Mirachak, P.S.- Ara Town, District - Bhojpur.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Akanksha Malviya, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Harendra Prasad , APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   28-01-2026                          Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the

                   State .

                                2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered

                   for the offence punishable under sections 126 ( 2 ), 118 ( 2 ),

                   109 (1) , 103 (1) and 3 (5) of BNS.

                                3 . The prosecution case , in brief, is that informant

                   alleged that on 20.07.2025 , all the F.I.R. named accused

                   persons including this petitioner assaulted husband of informant

                   by means of knife .

                                4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that

                   petitioner is mother-in -law of the informant who is alleged to

                   have facilitated the commission of offence by catching hold of
            Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1682 of 2026(2) dt.28-01-2026
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                      the deceased. Specific accusation of stabbing the deceased is

                      against co-accused Md. Soni Ansari and Md. Sikandar Ansari.

                      Petitioner is lady and claims clean antecedent.

                                   5 . Learned counsel for the State opposed the bail

                      petition .

                                    6 Considering the aforesaid facts, clean antecedent of

                      the petitioner and other circumstances of the case , in the event

                      of arrest or surrender within eight weeks from today, let the

                      petitioner, as named above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing

                      bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the

                      like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM at Ara

                      in connection with Ara Town P.S. Case No. 473 of 2025 ,

                      subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of the

                      Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 .



                                            (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/-

U      T

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