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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI
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B.A. No.10157 of 2025
---- Pradeep Gupta, aged 39 years, son of Sukhari Sao, resident of Village Bhojpur, PO and PS Nagar Untari, District Garhwa
.... Petitioner -- Versus --
The State of Jharkhand
.... Opposite Party
---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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For the Petitioner
:- Mr. Faisal Allam, Advocate
Mr. Gopal Krishna Sinha, Advocate
For the State
:- Mr. Someshwar Roy, Advocate
For the Informant
:- Ms. Anushka Swadha, Advocate
---- 2/19.06.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent State. 2. This application has been filed for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in connection with Nagar Untari PS Case No.56 of 2025, registered for the offence under section 80(2) of the BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned A.C.J.M., Nagar Untari, Garhwa. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the petitioner happened to be husband of the deceased. He next submits that the wife has committed suicide and what is the role played by this petitioner is not clear and in view of that, regular bail to the petitioner may kindly be granted. [2026:JHHC:17924]
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4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent State as well as the learned counsel for the informant jointly oppose the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner and submit that there is direct allegation against the petitioner and on the fateful day, the petitioner has threatened the informant that he will kill his daughter and on the same night the occurrence took place and in view of that they submit that regular bail to the petitioner may kindly be rejected. 5. In the FIR, the allegations are there that this petitioner and other family members were demanding money for opening a shop and it has been further stated therein, that this petitioner on the fateful day has threatened the informant that his daughter will be killed by him and on the same night that occurrence took place, and in view of that, I am not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. As such the prayer of the petitioner for regular bail is, hereby, rejected and as such, this bail application being B.A. No.10157 of 2025 is, hereby, dismissed.
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 19.06.2026 SI/