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( 2026:JHHC:17686 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3148 of 2026
Riya Kumari, wife of Prem Kumar Singh, aged about 34 years, resident of village Kathalmor, Near Junior D.A.V. School, Simaliya, Post Simaliya, P.S. Ratu, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner
:Mr. Pradeep Kumar Nayak, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Ruby Pandey, A.P.P.
02/ 18.06.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 266 of 2025, registered under sections 338/336(3)/340(2)/318(4)/318(2)/3(5) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned C.J.M, Ranchi.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be wife of Prem Kumar Singh and allegations are made that her husband has executed the land in favour of Seema Singh wife of informant on the basis of forged document. He next submits that now compromise has taken place between the husband of the petitioner and informant and entire amount has been returned to the informant and to buttress this argument he refers to Annexures 2 and 2/1 which are compromise petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.
4.
Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of executing the land on the basis of forged document.
5.
Considering that allegations are there against Prem Kumar Singh who happens to be husband of the petitioner and he has been
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granted regular bail after returning entire amount to the informant and allegation of taking money is not against this petitioner. Now compromise has taken place between the husband of the petitioner and informant in the light of Annexures 2 and 2/1 which are compromise petition.
6.
In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of her surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M, Ranchi, in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 266 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.
Dt.18.06.2026
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-