( 2026:JHHC:3630 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 743 of 2026 1. Prakash Thakur, aged about 57 years, son of Durga Prasad, resident of Bansgora, P.O. Siwandih, P.S. Marafari, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand 2. Arti Devi @ Arati Thakur, aged about 64 years, wife of Prakash Thakur, resident of Bansgora, P.O. Siwandih, P.S. Marafari, District-Bokaro, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Vishal Srivastava, Advocate For the State : Mr. Naveen Kr. Gaunjhu, A.P.P. 02/ 11.02.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Balidih P.S. Case No. 271 of 2025, registered under sections 80(2) read with 3(5) of BNS pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bokaro. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 is father-in-law and petitioner no.2 is mother-in-law of the deceased and false allegation has been made of demand of dowry pursuant to that deceased has committed suicide. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners. He next submits that husband of the deceased has been apprehended and he is in custody. On these grounds, she submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that petitioner no.1 is father-in-law and petitioner no.2 is mother-in-law of the deceased. 5. Considering that petitioner no.1 is father-in-law and petitioner no.2 is mother-in-law of the deceased, the husband of the deceased has been apprehended and he is in custody and there is no disclosure how these petitioners instigated the deceased to take such steps and in that view of the matter, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today and the learned court shall release the petitioners on terms and ( 2026:JHHC:3630 ) conditions and sureties as learned court deems fit and proper. 6. This anticipatory bail application is disposed of. Dt.11.02.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-