2026:JHHC:18153 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3209 of 2026 ---- Krishna Rana, son of Prayag Rana, aged about 58 years, resident of Village and PO Lupung, PS Katkamsandi, District Hazaribagh .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Prabhat Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. Mayank Mridul, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Vijoy Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Informant :- Mr. Naresh Prasad Thakur, Advocate ---- 2/22.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Katkamsandi PS Case No.12 of 2026, for offence registered under section 80/61(2) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be father-in-law of the deceased who has committed suicide. He next submits that the mother-in-law and husband have already been taken into custody. He next submits that initially the case has been registered under section 80 and 61(2) of BNS, 2023, however, the charge sheet has been submitted under section 108, BNS, 2023. He also submits that the victim was suffering from Epilepsy which was being treated, however, she has committed suicide. He also submits that on the body of the deceased no external injury has been found in the post mortem report and it has come that the death has occurred due to Asphyxia by way of hanging and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory to the 2026:JHHC:18153 2 petitioner may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel as well as the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant jointly oppose the prayer and submit that this is not a case of suicide. 5. Learned counsel for the informant submits that within eight years of marriage the deceased has died and on this ground he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that initially the case has been registered under section 80 and 61(2) of BNS, 2023, however, the charge sheet has been submitted under section 108 of BNS, 2023 and the mother in law and the husband have already been taken into custody and in the post mortem report it has come that the death has occurred due to Asphyxia by way of hanging and there is no external injury on the body of the deceased and the petitioner happened to be father in law of the deceased, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the instant case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Hazaribag, in connection with Katkamsandi PS Case No.12 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 22.06.2026 SI/,