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2026:JHHC:5812 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No. 12150 of 2025
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1. Tara Devi, W/o Avadhesh Mahto, R/o House No. 234, Vill-Pandra, P.O.-Kuru, P.S. Kuru, District-Lohardaga, Jharkhand
2. Suraj Mahto, S/o Avadhesh Mahto, R/o Vill-Pandra, P.O.-Kuru, P.S. Kuru, District-Lohardaga, Jharkhand
.... .... …. Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand
.... .... .... Opposite Party
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY
For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, Advocate
Mr. Baibhaw Gahlaut, Advocate
Mr. Subhneet Jha, Advocate
For the State : Ms. Amrita Kumari, APP
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Order No.03 / Dated : 26.02.2026.
Heard both the sides.
This bail application has been filed on behalf of Tara Devi and Suraj Mahto who are in custody since 20.08.2025 in connection with Kuru P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 123, 103(1) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 pending in the Court of learned J.M. 1st Class, Lohardaga, is pressed into motion.
It is submitted by the learned counsel on behalf of petitioners that offence under Section 103(1) of BNS will not be made out as the post-mortem examination report does not state about any external injury. Allegation of administering poison has been disproved by the FSL report, where in no poison was found in the viscera. Petitioner no. 1 is the mother-in-law of the deceased and petitioner no. 2 is the husband of the deceased. It is also submitted that death was due to food poisoning.
Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail.
Under the circumstances, the above-named petitioners are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/-(Twenty-Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below.
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