[2025:JHHC:25909] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4906 of 2025 1. 1. Rajan Kumar Bhagat @ Rajan Kumar, aged about 32 years, Son of Kripa Shankar Bhagat, 2. Kripa Shankar Bhagat, aged about 62 years, Son of Late Kamla Shankar Bhagat 3. Sunita Devi, aged about 57 years, Wife of Kripa Shankar Bhagat, All are Resident of Village-Panjwara, P.O. & P.S.-Panjwara, Dist.-Banka, Bihar. ..... … Petitioners Versus 1. State of Jharkhand. 2. Ravi Shankar Bhagat, Son of Late Yamuna Prasad Bhagat, Resident of Sarouni, P.O.-Sarouni, P.S.-Godda (Mu.), Dist.-Godda. ..... … Opposite Parties -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Kamdeo Pandey, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Priya Shrestha, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 28.08.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 890 of 2023 corresponding to T.R. No. 1286 of 2025, registered for the offences under Sections 498-A, 304-B and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioner No. 1 is the husband, petitioner No. 2 is father-in-law and petitioner No. 3 is mother-in-law. He submits that the case has been lodged under Section 304-B and other Sections of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and the case was [2025:JHHC:25909] -2- investigated by the police and final form has been submitted saying the lack of evidence. He further submits that on the protest petition, the learned court has been pleased to take cognizance and summon has been issued against the petitioners. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioners are the husband and in-laws and allegations are there under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code. 5. In view of the above and considering that in the final form, the petitioners have not been sent up for trial and on the protest petition, the learned court has been pleased to take cognizance against the petitioners, the petitioners, above named, are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on the appropriate terms and conditions or on sureties as may deem fit and proper by the learned Court. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Amitesh/-