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( 2025:JHHC:28650 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5478 of 2025
1. Rama Saw, aged about 58 years, son of Mundrika Saw
2. Gita Devi @ Lalita Devi, aged about 54 years, wife of Rama Saw
3. Raju Saw @ Raju Kumar, aged about 22 years, son of Rama Saw All are resident of village Kudwa Kurd, P.O. Karimandih, P.S. Haidarnagar, District-Palamau
...... … Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners
:Mr. A. K. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sardhu Mahto, A.P.P.
02/ 18.09.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Haidar Nagar P.S. Case No. 40/2025, registered under sections 103(1), 238(a) and 3 (5) of BNS, 2023 of the I.P.C, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Palamau.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 is father-in-law, petitioner no.2 is mother-in-law and petitioner no.3 is brother-in-law of the deceased. He further submits that there is no allegation of demand of dowry against the petitioners and allegations are general and omnibus. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.
4.
Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of assault.
5.
Considering that petitioner no.1 is father-in-law, petitioner no.2 is mother-in-law and petitioner no.3 is brother-in-law of the deceased and from perusal of F.I.R. it is not clear how these petitioners instigated the deceased to take such step.
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6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Palamau, in connection with Haidar Nagar P.S. Case No. 40/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.
Dt.18.09.2025
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-