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[2025:JHHC:19948] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No.6119 of 2025
------ Dhaneshwar Ram, aged about 55 years, S/O Late Sital Ram, R/O Near Range Office Tandwa, P.O.+P.S. Tandwa, Distt. Chatra, 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 : Mrs. Sadhna Kumar, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-21-07-2025
Heard the parties.
The petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. Case No.116 of 2025 arising out of Tandwa P.S. Case No.22 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 80 of the B.N.S., 2023.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner being the father-in-law of the deceased- Madhu Kumari, has committed her dowry death. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that after investigation of the case, charge-sheet has been submitted in this case inter alia against the petitioner, for having committed the offence punishable under Section 108/ 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and so far during the trial, five witnesses have been examined but none of them have supported the case of the prosecution and all of them have been declared hostile. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 10.02.2025 as is evident from para-1 of the instant bail application. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes that he will not annoy or disturb the informant of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail.
Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
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 the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-V, Chatra in connection with S.T. Case No.116 of 2025 arising out of Tandwa P.S. Case No.22 of 2025 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and 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 he will not annoy or disturb the informant of the case in any manner during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Saroj/