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2026 DAILYLAW 16911 (JHR)

ABHILASHA KUMARI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./3699/2026 · 2026-06-16

Anubha Rawat Choudhary

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2026:JHHC:17377 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 3699 of 2026 Abhilasha Kumari, w/o Kaushal Kumar Singh. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. P.P.N. Roy, Sr. Advocate : Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate : Mr. Deepak Sahu, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Tarun Kumar, APP --- 06/16.06.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 30.12.2025 in connection with Saraidhela P.S. Case No.267/2025, registered under Sections 97 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 [corresponding section 369 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860], now pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Dhanbad. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR is against unknown and the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has submitted that there is no incriminating material against the petitioner and the name of the petitioner and her husband has transpired in the confessional statement of the co-accused namely Hasimuddin Ansari. The petitioner is in custody since 30.12.2025. 4. He has also submitted that the co-accused namely Hasimuddin Ansari has been enlarged on bail by co-ordinate Bench of this Court in B.A. No.4472 of 2026 and the husband of the petitioner has also been enlarged on bail in B.A. No.3189 of 2026 vide order dated 18.04.2026. 5. The learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that newly born child was stolen from the hospital and was recovered from the house of the petitioner. He has also submitted that the confessional statement of Hasimuddin Ansari has been recorded and he has confessed his guilt by stating that he was the person who had stolen the child and the child was sold to the 2026:JHHC:17377 2 petitioner. He submits that paragraph 92 of the case diary reveals that an amount of Rs.60,000/- was transferred from the account of the petitioner to the account of the co-accused Hasimuddin Ansari. He has referred to paragraph 10 of the case diary to submit that CCTV footage in the hospital also reveals that two male and one female were moving in the gynecology department of the hospital at the night. 6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and as per the allegation, the new born child was stolen from the hospital and has been recovered from the house of the petitioner and there is also money transaction with the co-accused, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. 7. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:16.06.2026 Saurav Date of Uploading:18.06.2026