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2026 DAILYLAW 17206 (JHR)

PRATIMA DEVI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./5130/2026 · 2026-06-19

Anubha Rawat Choudhary

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( 2026:JHHC:17975 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5130 of 2026 Pratima Devi wife of Virendra Kumar Choudhary … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sheo Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Naveen Kumar Ganjhu, A.P.P. --- 03/19.06.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 25.02.2026 in connection with Hussainabad P.S. Case No. 38 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned S.D.J.M. Palamau at Daltonganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is married sister-in-law and has been made an accused in this case. He submits that though the victim died in her matrimonial home within three years of her marriage, but there is general and omnibus allegation regarding demand of dowry and assault against the petitioner. He submits that charge sheet has been submitted in this case. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer for bail, however, aforesaid submission of the petitioner has not been disputed. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner is married sister-in-law of the victim and there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner and charge sheet has already been submitted, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M. Palamau at Daltonganj, in connection with Hussainabad P.S. Case No. 38 of 2026, on the following conditions: ( 2026:JHHC:17975 ) 2 (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 6. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 19.06.2026 Uploaded on 20.06.2026 Binit/