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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ABA No.5414 of 2025
Sweta Singh, aged about 34 years, D/o Deo Shankar Singh, R/o H. No. 100, Ranchi Raod, Near Durga Mandap, Marar, P.O. & P.S. Ramgarh, District- Ramgarh, Jharkhand
…. Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
… Opp. Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rishu Ranjan, Advocate For the State
: Mr. Naveen Kr. Ganjhu, A.P.P. ------
2/23.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and
learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest for the alleged offences registered under Sections 108, 352, 351(2) & 3(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh, in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No.162 of 2025.
3.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the brother of the petitioner herein had committed suicide, for which uncle of the petitioner namely Dev Shankar Singh had lodged case being Ramgarh P.S. Case No.383 of 2024 against Sonali Kumari, deceased daughter of the informant and informant namely Bimal Yadav for abatement of suicide. In the said case, the deceased Sonali Kumari was interrogated by the I.O. regarding the said case and upon knowledge, the informant got angry due to which, I.O. had taken P.R. Bond dated 18.04.2025 from the informant regarding safety of the deceased, which is contained in Annexure-3. He then submits that how the petitioner has played any role in abatement of the deceased is not disclosed in the FIR. He further submits that the petitioner is
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falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the brother of the petitioner and the deceased were in relationship.
4.
Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of suicide and the petitioner has also played role.
5. Looking into contents of the FIR, it is not clear how this petitioner has instigated to take such steps by the deceased. Further the brother of the petitioner had also committed suicide for which, one FIR was lodged, in which, the deceased was interrogated and thereafter she committed suicide. In the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramgarh, in connection with Ramgarh P.S. Case No.162 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and
disposed of.
(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 23.09.2025 R.Kumar