( 2026:JHHC:18332 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 2046 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2046 of 2026 Ashish Kumar Singh @ Ashish Kr. Singh, aged about 27 years, son of Ram Badan Singh, resident of Ram Nagar, Bagbera, P.O. Tatanagar, P.S. Bagbera, Town- Jamshedpur, District- East Singhbhum, Jharkhand … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. ----- 04/23.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bagbera P.S. Case No.01/2026, registered for the offence under Sections 80(2) and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamshedpur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be husband of the deceased. He further submits that the deceased has committed suicide by way of hanging. He then submits that the deceased was depressed as parents of the deceased had taken loan in the name of the deceased and they have not been able to pay EMI. He next submits that this aspect has been supported by the independent witnesses in their statement recorded under Section 180 of BNSS and that are part of the case diary. He also submits that in identical situation, father-in-law of the deceased has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.1882 of 2026, vide order dated 22.04.2026. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be husband and in view of that, he ( 2026:JHHC:18332 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 2046 of 2026 is the main culprit. He further submits that in the postmortem report, the cause of death is said to be asphyxia due to hanging. On these grounds, he submits that the prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. The Court has perused the statements of Manju Devi and Urmila Devi, which have been recorded under Section 180 of BNSS and these two witnesses have stated that the deceased has informed them that family members of the deceased have taken loan in her name and they are not able to pay the EMI and for that, she was upset. The witness, namely, Shambhu Tanti has stated how the villagers have opened the door where the deceased was found hanging. In the postmortem report, the cause of death is said to be asphyxia due to hanging. Further, in the identical situation the father-in- law of the deceased has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in the aforesaid A.B.A. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamshedpur in connection with Bagbera P.S. Case No.01/2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 23rd June, 2026 Ajay/