2026:JHHC:3405 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11921 of 2025 ------ Touhid Ansari @ Tauhid Ansari, S/o Majlum Hussain @ Mazloom Ansari @ Rabbani Ansari, R/o-Kolehaya Kanadu, P.O. & P.S.-Pithoria, District- Ranchi, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate Mr. Bhaswat Prakash, Advocate Ms. Komal S. Narayan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sunil Kr. Dubey, APP ------ Order No.02 / Dated : 09.02.2026. Heard both the sides. This bail application has been filed on behalf of Touhid Ansari @ Tauhid Ansari who is in custody since 15.11.2022 in connection with S.T. No. 429 of 2023 arising out of Pithoria P.S. Case No. 177 of 2022 for the offence registered under Sections 304-B and 34 of the IPC pending in the Court of learned Addl. Judicial Commissioner-XV, Ranchi, is pressed into motion. It is submitted by the learned senior counsel on behalf of petitioner that as per the post mortem report, death was due to asphyxia as a result of hanging. The autopsy surgeon who was examined during the course of trial, has deposed in trial that there were no external marks of injury on the dead body. The allegation of causing homicidal death as made in the FIR thus been falsified in the post- mortem report. It is alleged that the dowry demand of Rs. 5,00,000/- was made, but the same has not been substantiated during trial out of 17 witnesses, 11 witnesses have been examined. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail. Considering the direct allegation of dowry demand soon before her death and subjecting the deceased to cruelty the prayer for bail of the petitioner, is hereby, rejected. Learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Pawan/ Uploaded 10.02.2026