IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.1315 of 2024 ------ Seema Devi .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rohit Kumar Gupta, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.06 Dated- 07-01-2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending her arrest in connection with Ratu P.S. Case No.60 of 2020 instituted under Sections 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 3/4/5 of Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner tormented the informant alleging that she is a Daain/Bishahi. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. The petitioner is the sister-in-law of the informant. Because of a minor land dispute, this false case has been foisted. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-10 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the investigation of the case and to furnish sufficient security including cash security. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned Addl.P.P appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today and in the event of her arrest or surrendering, she will be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.5,000/- as cash security and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in connection with Ratu P.S. Case No.60 of 2020 with the condition that she will co-operate with the investigation of the case and appear before the investigating officer as and when noticed by him and furnish her mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that she will not change her mobile number during the pendency of the case and further conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) RKM/