( 2026:JHHC:5246 ) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 9767 of 2025 Madhusudan Lohra aged about 45 years, son of Govind Lohra, resident of village Bangarkela Darutoli, P.O. and P.S. Basia, District Gumla, pincode 835,229 Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar Lal, Advocate : Mr. Navin Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Shashi Kumar Verma, APP --- 04/20.02.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 25.12.2024 in connection with Basia P.S. Case No. 24 of 2005, corresponding to S.T. Case No. 55 of 2025 registered under Sections 304B,302,201,498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum Special Judge, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that F.I.R. is of the year 2005 and the victim who is the wife of the petitioner was found dead. He submits that there is no injury on her body and she died due to poisoning which she consumed herself. The learned counsel submits that two co-accused i.e. his father-in-law and mother-in-law of the victim have been acquitted in the trial which was separated. The petitioner is in custody since 25.12.2024. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties this court finds that there are direct allegations against the petitioner and the petitioner ( 2026:JHHC:5246 ) 2 has absconded for a long time. The acquittal of the co-accused has no bearing in this case. Accordingly, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. 6. Let this order be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e-mail. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 20.02.2026 Uploaded on: 21.02.2026 Binit/