( 2026:JHHC:16092 ) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A No. 2885 of 2026 Kishan Chouhan ... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY For the Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate For the State : A.P.P. --- Order No. 02/ Dated: 4th June, 2026 Heard Mr. A.K. Kashyap, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Khelari P.S. Case No. 23 of 2024. 3. The wife of the petitioner had died. 4. Submission has been advanced by the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner that the marriage was solemnized 20 years back. It has been submitted that so far as the post-mortem report is concerned, the same was obtained by the Investigating Officer after three years of the incident. 5. Learned Senior Counsel submits that the cause of death was suicide and there is no material on record to suggest that the petitioner was involved in abetting his wife to commit suicide. 6. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner. 7. It appears that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and as per the post-mortem report, though the cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging, but it seems that some antemortem injuries were found on the person of the deceased. 8. Regard being had to the above, I am not inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. His prayer for anticipatory bail is hereby rejected. 9. This application stands rejected. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) Dated: 4th June, 2026 Vedanti/- Uploaded on 5th June, 2026