2026:JHHC:17789 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3158 of 2026 ------ 1. Laila Khatun, Aged about 38, W/o Md. Mustafa, R/o Village- Panchayal Pachrukhi, gram Baghmari (Lakthahi), Pachrukhi Rajdhanwar, PO- Barotand, PS- Rajdhanwar, District- Giridih. 2. Mustkim Ansari, aged about 37 years, S/o Bhikari Miya, R/o Village- Panchayal Pachrukhi, gram Baghmari (Lakthahi), Pachrukhi Rajdhanwar, PO- Barotand, PS- Rajdhanwar, District- Giridih . .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Mr. Onkar Nath Tewary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Someshwar Roy, A.P.P. ------ 02/18.06.2026. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No.278 of 2024, registered for the offence under Sections 80 /3 (5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the case is pending in the court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge- Vth., Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 is elder married sister in law (Gotni) of the deceased whereas petitioner no.2 is elder brother-in-law (Bhaisur) of the deceased and there is general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons. Further, in the supervision report, the father- in-law and mother-in-law and the other in-laws have been exonerated. 4. He next submits that co-accused (husband) was arrested and he has been granted regular bail. He further submits that petitioners are not residing in the same house and investigation against them is still going on. As such, on these grounds, petitioners may be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against all the accused persons. 2026:JHHC:17789 2 6. Considering that the other in-laws have been exonerated by way of supervision report and petitioner no.1 is elder married sister in law (Gotni) of the deceased whereas petitioner no.2 is elder brother-in-law (Bhaisur) of the deceased and allegations are there against them as of father-in-law, mother-in-law and other in-laws, but they have been exonerated. 7. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 8. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order before the learned Trial Court and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. Sessions Judge- Vth., Giridih, in connection with Dhanwar P.S. Case No.278 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Sandeep/ Uploaded/