2026:JHHC:458 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.7544 of 2025 Abadhesh Mahto, aged about 44 years, Son of Late Jaipal Mahto, Resident of Village Pandra, P.O. Kuru, P.S. Kuru, District Lohardaga, Jharkhand. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bishambhar Shastri, APP ------ 2/09.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kuru P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025, registered under Sections 123, 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanshita, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Lohardaga. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner as alleged to be father-in-law of the deceased and the deceased was married with Suraj Mahto. He next submits that there is nothing in the FIR to suggest that this petitioner has administered poison in the food due to which death of the deceased has occurred. He also submits that in the FIR itself, it has come that family members have taken the deceased to the hospital. He next submits that the maternal uncle has been granted anticipatory in ABA No.4756 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation of administering poison to the deceased is there, pursuant to which, the death has occurred. 2026:JHHC:458 2 5. From perusal of the FIR, it appears that there is nothing to suggest how this petitioner has administered poison in the food, however, the food has been served by the mother-in-law of the deceased. The petitioner is said to be father-in-law of the deceased. Maternal uncle, in identical situation, has been granted anticipatory bail in aforesaid ABA. In view of the above, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Lohardaga, in connection with Kuru P.S. Case No. 54 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 09.01.2026 R.Kumar