2026:JHHC:19796 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 4240 of 2026 Kunti Devi, Agedabout 40 years, Wife of Govind Ravidas … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … ... Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Nawin Kumar, Advocate Mr. Arvind Prajapati, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Vijoy Kr. Sinha, APP --- 03/06.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 12.01.2026 in connection with Barkatha P.S. Case No. 104/2025, corresponding to G.R. No. 2547/2025for the offences registered under Sections 80(2)/3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 12.01.2026 and mother-in-law of the deceased aged 40 years and charge has been framed under Section 80(2)/3(5) of the BNS. Learned counsel submits that as per the FIR, it was suspected that the victim died due to poisoning. In the postmortem report there is no external or internal injury on the body of the deceased and FSL report has now been received does not indicate any poisoning. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause of death could not be ascertained. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party-State has opposed the prayer, however, hedoes not dispute the aforesaid submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that the FSL report also does not reveal any poisoning, the petitioner (mother in law) above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Hazaribagh, in 2026:JHHC:19796 2 connection with Barkatha P.S. Case No. 104/2025, corresponding to G.R. No. 2547 of 2025 on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 6. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e- mail. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 06.07.2026 Uploaded on 09.07.2026 Pramanik/