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2025 DAILYLAW 19002 (JHR)

BABY DEVI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./6056/2025 · 2025-07-22

Ambuj Nath

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2025:JHHC:20110 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6056 of 2025 Baby Devi, aged about 34 years, wife of Anil @ Sukhadi Vishwakarma, resident of Village Rajhara, P.O. and P.S. Lesliganj, District Palamau (Jharkhand) … … Petitioner - Versus - The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ----- For the Petitioner: M/s. Pankaj Kumar Dubey, Advocate For the State : M/s. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P --- 02/22.07.2025 Heard the Parties. Learned A.P.P. files counter affidavit in the court itself. Let the same be kept on the record. Petitioner has been made an accused in connection with Satbarwa P.S. case no. 122 of 2024 for the offences registered under sections 103 (1) and 238 (a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau at Daltonganj. On 15.10.2024 at 7.00 p.m., son of the Informant Sakendra Sao was murdered by unknown persons. It is alleged that suspicion has been raised upon this petitioner who was having illicit relationship with the husband of the Informant. Learned lawyer appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that apart from confession of the co-accused, there is no other material against her on the record. It was further submitted that similarly situated co-accused has been granted bail by this court earlier. Regard being had to the facts and circumstance of the case, the petitioner named above, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau at Daltonganj in connection with Satbarwa P.S. case no. 122 of 2024. (Ambuj Nath, J.) Saurabh