2026:JHHC:2785 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11767 of 2025 ------ Rajendra Saha @ Rajendra Prasad Sah, S/o Late Bali Ram Sah, R/o Village-Jabardaha, P.O. & P.S.-Hiranpur, District-Pakur (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajeeva Sharma, Sr. Advocate Mr. Om Prakash, Advocate For the State : Mr. Tarun Kumar, APP For the Informant : Mr. Md. Yasir Arafat, Advocate ------ Order No.02 / Dated : 03.02.2026. Heard both the sides. This bail application has been filed on behalf of Rajendra Saha @ Rajendra Prasad Sah who is in custody since 30.10.2025 in connection with Hiranpur P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 80(2), 238, 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 pending in the Court of the A.C.J.M., Pakur, is pressed into motion. The petitioner is the father-in-law of the deceased who died a suicidal death. It is alleged that the deceased was subjected to cruelty in reference to dowry demand. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that there is no specific demand of dowry in the FIR. There is no averment that the deceased was subjected to cruelty in reference to dowry demand by this petitioner. General and omnibus allegation has been levelled against the entire family members. Learned counsel for the State, assisted by learned counsel for the informant, have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that at the time of marriage, Rs. 8 Lakh was paid as dowry, but in-laws family members were not satisfied and they used to make further demand. Under the circumstances, the above-named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/-(Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Pawan/ Uploaded 04.02.2026