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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No.1798 of 2025
------ Soni Devi, aged about 30 years, W/o Anil Ram, D/o Om Prakash Ram, R/o Nimiya More, Harijan Colony, P.O. & P.S. Chandrapura, District Bokaro. .... .... …. Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
.... .... .... Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Lukesh Kumar, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Jitendra Pandey, Addl.P.P
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Order No.02 Dated-21-03-2025
Heard the parties.
Apprehending her arrest in connection with Patratu (Bhadaninagar) P.S. Case No.269 of 2024 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 108 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023, 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 being the wife of Anil Ram, abetted him to commit suicide. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that the only allegation against the petitioner was of demanding Rs.5 to 10 lakhs for final settlement between her and her husband in their matrimonial dispute. It is then submitted that there is delay of two days in lodging the FIR. It is also submitted that there is no specific overt act attributed to the petitioner that could have led her husband to commit suicide. It is further submitted that the petitioner filed Complaint Case No.651 of 2016 against the deceased and his family members including the informant. It is also submitted that as a counter-blast to harass the petitioner, this false case has been foisted against the petitioner. It is then submitted that the act of pursuing her own rights by the petitioner cannot be termed as abetment for commission of suicide. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes that she will not annoy or disturb the informant in any
manner during the pendency of the case. It is lastly submitted that petitioner undertakes to cooperate 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 the date of the
order and in the event of her arrest or surrendering, she will be enlarged on bail on depositing Rs.10,000/- 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-1st Class, Ramgarh in connection with Patratu (Bhadaninagar) P.S. Case No.269 of 2024 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 she will not annoy or disturb the informant in any manner 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.) Saroj/