2025:JHHC:13146 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2592 of 2025 ----- Pawan Singh @ Pawan Kumar Singh, S/o Nageshwar Prasad Singh, R/o Village- Amjo, P.O. Chatro, P.S. Deori, District- Giridih (Jharkhand) .... Petitioner(s). Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.Sadanand Choudhary, S/o Late Jay Narayan Choudhary, R/o Village- Dumardiha, P.O.- Arkhago, P.S. Ghodthamba, District- Giridih … Opp. Party(s). ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. R.N. Sahay, Sr. Advocate Mr. Yashvardhan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Azeemuddin, AddI.P.P. …...... 06/ 01.05.2025: Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. This is an application filed by the petitioner praying for grant of anticipatory bail in terms of Sections 482 and 484 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 apprehending his arrest for the offences under Sections 103(1)/238/ 85/61(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023. 3. It has been alleged by the informant that Priyanka Devi aged about 30 years was his niece and since childhood he had taken care of her. He married his niece to Pawan Singh son of Naagi Singh 17 years ago and three daughters were born to them. The husband and the in-laws tortured the victim as no son was born, because of this, the relatives called a meeting to settle the issue on many occasions. On 19.10.2024, the informant had received a phone call about the murder of his niece, the victim. The informant called the son-in law to verify the news, but was informed that the victim committed suicide by hanging and her last rites were performed in the night itself. The informant was sent the photographs of his niece hanging and her last rites was performed by the son- in law. It has further been alleged that Pawan Singh, Pradhyuman Singh, Vikrant Singh, Vijay Singh, Rahul Singh, Naagi Singh and the mother of Pawan Singh were all involved in the murder of the victim. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there was no specific allegation, no specific date or place of occurrence, no specific overt act mentioned against the petitioner. The allegations levelled against the petitioner are false, fabricated, concocted & tainted with malicious manner to unnecessarily drag the petitioner. There is no cogent evidence produced to show the relation of the petitioner with the alleged offence. The counsel submitted that after the marriage it was found that the victim had difficulty in hearing and she suffered from slight mental disorder. Also, daughters of the victim often complained about the disturbing behaviour of their mother. Furthermore, there is no criminal antecedent against the petitioner. 5. The learned APP opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. From the materials available, it is evident that the petitioner was involved in the abetment of suicide of the deceased and thereafter, burned the body secretly to hide the evidence. It is difficult to rule out the fact that the petitioner was involved in the alleged offence and therefore, I find that this is not a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner in connection with Bhelwaghati P.S. Case No.27 of 2024, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih, stands rejected. (ANANDA SEN, J.) R.S./