2025:JHHC:28493 --1-- A.B.A. No. 5428 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5428 of 2025 ---- Phul Kumari Devi, aged about 46 years, wife of Ramprasad Yadav, resident of village – Baralota, G.L.A. College, CRPF Campus, PO and PS – Town Daltonganj, District – Palamau .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Jitendra Shankar Singh, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Ajay Kr. Pathak, Advocate ---- 02/17.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Daltonganj Town P.S. Case No.333 of 2024, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 80 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Daltonganj, Palamau. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the mother-in-law and the case has been registered under Section 80 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. He further submits that the sister-in-law has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.3408 of 2025 and the husband has been granted regular bail by this Court in B.A. No.879 of 2025. He submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner and from the FIR it is not clear how this petitioner has instigated the deceased to take such step. He submits that in light of postmortem report the nature of the case is 2025:JHHC:28493 --2-- A.B.A. No. 5428 of 2025 suicide. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be the mother-in-law. 5. Considering that the petitioner happened to be the mother-in- law and the sister-in-law has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.3408 of 2025 and the husband has been granted regular bail by this Court in B.A. No.879 of 2025 and it is further not clear how this petitioner has instigated the deceased to take such step, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Daltonganj, Palamau in connection with Daltonganj Town P.S. Case No.333 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 17.09.2025 Sangam/