JANESHWAR GIRI ALLIAS JANESHWAR KUMAR GIRI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
B.A./5796/2025 · 2025-07-14
Anil Kumar Choudhary
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[2025:JHHC:19072] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.5796 of 2025
------ Janeshwar Giri @ Janeshwar Kumar Giri, aged about 38 Years, Son of Ram Chandra Giri, Resident of Village- Kacharwa Dam, P.O. & P.S.- Town Daltonganj, District- Palamau (Jharkhand)
.... .... …. Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
.... .... Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Ms. Aprajita Bhardwaj, Advocate
Ms. Divyashree, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Sunil Kr. Dubey, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated- 14-07-2025
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection Daltonganj Town P.S. Case No.135 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 109 and 3 (5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 3 & 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being the husband of the victim, has committed the murder of his wife. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is next submitted that the daughter of the deceased, in her statement appearing in para-41 of the case-diary, has categorically stated that her father was playing with her and her mother asked her father to get some articles from the market and when her father was getting ready then she came to know that her mother has caught fire and when they reached there they found that her mother was burnt and the fire was extinguished by pouring water. It is further submitted that there is no eye-witness to the occurrence. It is next submitted that the allegation is based on surmises and presumption. It is also submitted that the petitioner has minor children to look after. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and that he will not annoy or disturb the informant and other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in
custody since 14.04.2025 as is evident from para-20 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.
Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.
Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Palamau at Daltonganj in connection with Daltonganj Town P.S. Case No.135 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case, furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant and other witnesses of the case during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Animesh/