( 2026:JHHC:22291 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 2910 of 2026 Muskan Kumari, aged about 19 years, daughter of Jamuna Bhuiyan, resident / P.O. Mayurhand and P.S. Itkhori, District, Chatra, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party With A.B. A. No. 3754 of 2026 Vishal Kumar @ Vishal Bhuiyan, aged about 21 years, son of Jamuna Bhuiyan, resident of village- Mayurhand, P.O. Mayurhand, P.S. Itkhori, District-Chatra, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. H.K. Shikarwar, Advocate (in both cases) For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P. (in A.B.A. No. 2910/2026 Mrs. Amrita Kumari, A.P.P. (in A.B.A. No. 3754/2026) 02/ 28.07.2026: Since both the anticipatory bail applications are arising out of same F.I.R, hence both the anticipatory bail applications are being heard together with the consent of the parties. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 3. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Katkamsandi P.S. Case No. 44 of 2026, registered under sections 103(1), 61(2) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Hazaribagh. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that marriage of the deceased was fixed with the petitioner of A.B.A. No.2910 of 2026 and they were having good relation and false allegation has been made against the petitioner of A.B.A. No. 2910 of 2026 of calling the deceased in the forest. He next submits that the petitioner of A.B.A. No. 3754 of 2026 is the brother of ( 2026:JHHC:22291 ) petitioner of A.B.A. No. 2910 of 2026. He also submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against this petitioner of killing the deceased. He next submits that in para nos. 7, 8 and 9 of the case diary only suspicion has been raised with regard to involvement of the petitioners. On these grounds, he submits that petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that in para 2 of the case diary informant has reiterated his statement. 6. In paras 7, 8 and 9 of the case diary witnesses have stated that Muskan Kumari who is petitioner in A.B.A. No. 2910 of 2026 was having good relationship with the deceased and only suspicion has been raised by those witnesses. In the said paras of the case diary it was disclosed that there was some dispute with petitioner-Muskan Kumari and deceased. It appears that the deceased hanged himself. In the post mortem report there is no external injury and it is stated that death has occurred due to asphyxia as a result of hanging. In the F.I.R. allegations are there against the brother-in-law of the petitioners namely, Sunil Bhuiyan. 7. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Hazaribagh, in connection with Katkamsandi P.S. Case No. 44 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.28.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-