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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5363 of 2024 ------ Pramila Devi, aged about 59 years, wife of Late Ganesh Chandra Mandal, resident of-Ward No. 26, Bada Jirwabari, Chanan, Sahibganj Block-Borio, P.O. Chanan, P.S.-Borio (J), District- Sahibganj
… … Petitioner Versus
1. The State of Jharkhand.
2. Fudo Devi, W/o Mangal Mandal, R/o Village-Mirjapur, P.O. and P.S. Ghogha, District –Bhagalpur (Bihar)
… … Opposite Parties ------
CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Aman Shekhar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Ajay Kr. Pathak, A.P.P. ----- 06/ 28.04.2025
1. Heard the parties.
2. This anticipatory bail application under Section 482 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest for offences under Sections 498A/302 of the Indian Penal Code (charge sheet submitted u/s 498A/302/34 of the Indian Penal Code).
3. After going through the FIR, I find that the petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased. She was not named in the FIR. The only allegation against the petitioner is that a day before the death of the deceased, this petitioner abused the deceased. Be it noted that charge-sheet has been submitted under Sections 498A/302/34 of the Indian Penal Code against the husband of the deceased and investigation is pending against the petitioner. The death is due to consumption of poison as Orgranophosphorus Pesticide was detected in the portion of the viscera. The cause of death as per the post-mortem report is cardio-respiratory arrest.
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4. From the impugned order, I find that there is no injury on deceased.
5. Learned A.P.P. representing the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid nature of allegation, this Anticipatory Bail Application stands allowed. The petitioner, above named, is
directed to surrender before the learned court below within four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and on the event of her surrender or arrest, she shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj, in connection with Borio (J) P.S. Case No.287 of 2023, subject to the condition that one of the bailers should be a close relative of the petitioner and other should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his name or in the name of his ancestors in which he is having share and to that effect, he has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his share in the property.
(ANANDA SEN, J.) Rashmi/ Cp-2