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2026 DAILYLAW 18070 (JHR)

ARTI DEVI @ ARTI KUMARI v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./5785/2026 · 2026-06-25

Anil Kumar Choudhary

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[2026:JHHC:18692] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5785 of 2026 ------ Arti Devi @ Arti Kumari, aged about 25 years, wife of Sonu Kumar @ Sonu Choudhary, resident of Village Kheshlodih, P.O. Kheshlodih, P.S. Deori, District Giridih, State Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Pinky Shaw, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajay Kr. Pathak, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated-25-06-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Deori P.S. Case No.43 of 2025 arising out of S.T. Case No.399 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 103 (1) of the B.N.S., 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner jumped into the well with her three minor children and her three minor children died but she could be saved. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-10 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that the petitioner being the mother of her three children, could not have any motive for killing her own children. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes that she will co-operate with the trial of the case and that she will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 10.05.2025 as has been mentioned in para-05 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IX, Giridih in connection with Deori P.S. Case No.43 of 2025 arising out of S.T. Case No.399 of 2025 with the condition that she will co-operate with the trial of the case, furnish her mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that she will not change her mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-25.06.2026-Animesh/