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2025:JHHC:17822 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2637 of 2025 Chandrawati Devi, wife of Dharmdeo Dubey, resident of village- Pathrahi, P.O and P.S Lesliganj, District Palamu
..... Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand
… Opp. Party(s). ------ CORAM :
SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Ms. Omiya Anusha, Advocate.
For the State : Mr. Achinto Sen, A.P.P …..... 07/03.07.2025: This anticipatory bail application under Section(s) 482 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending her arrest for offences registered under Section(s) 406, 409, 120B and 34 IPC.
2. Heard the parties at length and had gone through the documents, annexed along with this application.
3. The allegation against the Mukhiya and Panchyat Secretary is that they have taken Rs.15,000/- from each of the beneficiaries, who were constructing house under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojna.
4. After hearing the parties, I find that the petitioner is one of the beneficiaries. Further in paragraph 35 of the case diary, it has been mentioned that there are insufficient evidence against this petitioner.
5. In view of the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to allow this anticipatory bail application. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the court below within four weeks from today and in the event of her surrender/arrest, the court below is directed to enlarge her on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Palamau, in connection with Lesliganj P.S. Case No. 44/2023, subject to condition that one of the bailers should be close relative of the petitioner and other should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his/her name or in the name of his/her ancestors in which he/she is having share and to that effect, he/she has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his/her share in the property. Anu/-C.P.-3
(ANANDA SEN, J.)