Neutral Citation No. (2026:JHHC:20849) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 5040 of 2026 Pritam Kumar, aged about 28 years, son of Awadh Kishore Ram … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Jitendra Shankar Singh, Sr. Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Vijoy Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Yogesh Modi, Advocate : Ms. Omiya Anusha, Advocate --- 03/14.07.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 22.12.2025 in connection with Daltonganj Town P.S. Case No.549 of 2025, corresponding to G.R. Case No.534 of 2026, S.T. No.197 of 2026, for the offences registered under Sections 80(2), 85, 3(5) of the B.N.S. 2023, pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Palamau at Daltonganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the husband and his wife died within one and half years of her marriage but it was a case of suicide and she died due to hanging. No other antemortem injury has been found on the part of the body. The learned counsel further submits that on the date of occurrence, the petitioner was found working in the Bank and it has come during investigation. The learned counsel has further referred to the statement of the mother of the victim and has submitted that the allegation was that the gifts given during marriage were found to be artificial and therefore, she was being tortured and assaulted. The petitioner is in custody since 22.12.2025. The F.I.R. was lodged on 20.12.2025. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite party Informant has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that chargesheet has been filed under Section 80 of B.N.S. and there is clear allegation of assault of the deceased by the petitioner and the witnesses have supported the 2 allegation. He has also submitted that there was an assault by the petitioner upon the deceased. 5. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and considering the fact that there is allegation of torture and assault of the deceased by the petitioner and his wife died in her matrimonial home within one and half years of marriage, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. 6. Let this order be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e-mail. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 14.07.2026 Uploaded on 14.07.26 Jay/