Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:20876 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 1214 of 2025 ------- Payal Devi, aged about 18 years, wife of Pashupati Karmakar, resident of Chaita, P.O. & P.S. Hariharpur, District Dhanbad. …... …. Petitioner(s) Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. …. Opp. Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH -------- For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the State : A.P. P. -------- 03/ Dated 29.07.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Hariharpur P.S. Case No. 41 of 2024, S.T. Case No.621 of 2024, for the offences registered under Sections 302 & 120-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of Sri Sanjay Kumar Singh No.III, learned Additional Sessions Judge-V, Dhanbad. Petitioner happens to be the mother of the deceased, who died due to poisoning. Suspicion was raised against this petitioner that she had poisoned the deceased. Petitioner was apprehended and she confessed her guilt that she wanted to marry elsewhere and the deceased was coming in her way, due to which, she murdered him. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that out of eleven witnesses, eight witnesses have already been examined. In view of the aforesaid fact, I am not inclined to release the petitioner, on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected at this stage. Learned Trial Court shall expedite the trial and preferably, conclude the same within four months next, failing which, the petitioner if so advised may renew her prayer for bail. (Ambuj Nath, J.) BS/-