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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4864 of 2025
Nancy Kumari, aged about 26 years, wife of late Bablu Kumar @ Bablu Kumar Singh, resident of village Karma Khurd, P.O. and P.S. Mayurhand, District-Chatra, State -Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner
:Ms. Anshu Kumari, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Mahua Palit, A.P.P.
04/ 27.08.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Mayurhand P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025, registered under sections 108, 351(2) of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Chatra.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that brother of the deceased lodged F.I.R. alleging that petitioner was married with his late brother and thereafter his brother got married with another lady and one day in course of coming from Bardman, his brother consumed celphos due to which he died. She submits that false allegation is made against the petitioner. On these grounds, she submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.
4.
Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that petitioner happens to be first wife of the deceased.
5.
Looking into contents of F.I.R, it transpires that informant is the brother of the deceased and in the F.I.R. itself it is admitted that his brother solemnized second marriage meaning thereby that the petitioner was not residing since long time with the deceased and it is not clear how the
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petitioner is involved in instigating the deceased to consume celphos. In view of above, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Chatra, in connection with Mayurhand P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-