( 2026:JHHC:21285 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 6628 of 2026 ------ Sheela Kumari @ Shila Kumari, D/o Mahendra Mahto, aged about 35 Years, residents of Village –Lambregai, Near Mehta & Pradhan Auto, P.O. –G.P.O., P.S. –Sadar, District –Ranchi. … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Jitesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Bhaskar Trivedi, Advocate : Ms. Shipra Sonam, Advocate ------ Order No.02 Dated- 18.07.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has moved this Court for grant of bail in connection with Ratu P.S. Case No.196 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under sections 319(2), 318(4), 317(5) & 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and under Section 23 & 25 of the PC & PNDT Act. Mr. Bhaskar Trivedi, the learned counsel appearing for the informant files a Vakalatnama. Keep the same in the record. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner in furtherance of common intention with the co-accused persons was cheating by impersonating and claiming herself to a government employee and by so cheating were conducting ultrasound test of the pregnant women to determine sex of the foetus. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is then submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and the petitioner has been in custody since 08.06.2026, as has been mentioned in paragraph no. 07 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner is a female. It is further submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the trial of the case and further undertakes that she will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. It is also submitted that no one has complained against the petitioner of being cheated by him. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be admitted to bail. The learned P.P. and the learned counsel for the informant opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am inclined to enlarge the above-named petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released 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 Judicial Magistrate -1st Class -XXIV, Ranchi, in connection with Ratu P.S. Case No.196 of 2026 with the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish her mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card with an undertaking that she will not change her mobile number during the trial of the case, with further condition that she will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 18.07.2026 Sonu/