2026:JHHC:14402 --1-- A.B.A. No. 2423 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2423 of 2026 ---- 1. Nakul Ramani @ Nakul Rawani, aged about 75 years, son of Becho Ramani 2. Mulkha Devi @ Bhugali Devi, aged about 70 years, wife of Nakul Ramani 3. Sarswati Kumari @ Saraswati Kumari, aged about 23 years, wife of Narayan Ramani All are residents of village – Bhojpur, PO – Bhojpur, PS – Devipur, District – Deoghar, Jharkhand .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Arvind Kr. Choudhary, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Sushma Aind, Advocate ---- 02/12.05.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Devipur P.S. Case No.88 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 80(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law of the deceased respectively. He further submits that deceased has committed suicide by way of hanging herself. He then submits that husband of the deceased has already been taken into custody and three of in-laws have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in ABA No.149 of 2026. 2026:JHHC:14402 --2-- A.B.A. No. 2423 of 2026 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that due to instigation the deceased has committed suicide. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR it is not clear that how these petitioners have instigated the deceased to take such step and the petitioners are father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law of the deceased respectively and other in-laws have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABA, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Deoghar in connection with Devipur P.S. Case No.88 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 12.05.2026 Sangam/