2026:JHHC:14969 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2572 of 2026 ------ Sangita Kumari @ Sangeeta Devi, aged about 31 years, wife of Late Ashok Kumar Yadav, resident of Village Khutribad, P.O. Badkitand, District Giridih .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Pradyumna Poddar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Azeemuddin, A.P.P. ------ 02/14.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bengabad P.S. Case No. 254 of 2023, registered for the offence under Sections 306, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happens to be the wife of the deceased and her mother-in-law has lodged FIR against the petitioner alleging that the petitioner has instigated the deceased to commit suicide. He next submits that the petitioner is having two children aged about 8 to 10 years and the petitioner is residing along with mother-in-law and the petitioner is looking after his mother-in-law and two children and petitioner is co-operating the investigation and she will go on co-operating the investigation. On this ground, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the petitioner happens to be the wife of the deceased and the petitioner was having relationship with another man and in view of that the deceased has committed suicide. 5. Considering that mother-in-law has lodged the FIR against the petitioner and now the petitioner is residing along with her mother-in-law and taking care of her as well as two minor children, in the attending facts 2026:JHHC:14969 and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, in connection with Bengabad P.S. Case No. 254 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 16.05.2026