2026:JHHC:17502 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 1532 of 2026 ---- 1.Ashok Yadav, aged about 44 years, son of late Bulaki Yadav 2.Manju Devi @ Geeta Devi, aged about 43 years, wife of Ashok Yadav, Both residents of Village Bailgadha, Ward No.8, PO Bekobar, PS and District Koderma .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Arup Kumar Dey, Advocate ---- 2/17.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Koderma PS Case No.174 of 2025, for offence registered under section 103(1) and 3(5) of BNS 2023, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioner no.1 has already been apprehended and in view of that, he is not pressing the prayer for anticipatory bail with respect to petitioner no.1 namely, Ashok Yadav. 4. As such, prayer for anticipatory bail with respect to petitioner no.1 namely, Ashok Yadav is, hereby, rejected as withdrawn. 5. Now, this anticipatory bail application is surviving only in respect of petitioner no.2, namely, Manju Devi @ Geeta Devi. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that scuffle took place and the deceased was having some ailment and due to cardio-respiratory arrest he has died. He next submits that the petitioner no.2 is daughter-in-law of the deceased. He next submits that in the case diary, it has come in supervision note that the case under section 103 of BNS, 2023 is not found to be true and till date, final form has not been submitted, and in view of that, he submits 2026:JHHC:17502 2 that anticipatory bail to the petitioner no.2 may kindly be granted. 7. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the deceased was father-in-law of the petitioner no.2 and scuffle took place between the father, son and daughter-in-law. 8. On query made by the Court, the learned counsel for the respondent State fairly submits that in paragraph no.45 of the case diary, the supervisory note is there and the authority has not found the case true under section 103 of BNS, 2023. 9. In view of above and considering that the case is not found to be true in view of paragraph no.45 of the case diary under section 103 of the BNS, 2023, and it has been pointed out that due to cardio-respiratory arrest, the deceased has died, and as such, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner no.2. 10. Accordingly, petitioner no.2, namely, Manju Devi @ Geeta Devi, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of her surrender/arrest, petitioner no.2, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, in connection with Koderma PS Case No.174 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 17.06.2026 SI/