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2026 DAILYLAW 24627 (JHR)

REENA MANDAL v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./7518/2026 · 2026-08-31

Anubha Rawat Choudhary

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2026:JHHC:26237 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 7518 of 2026 Reena Mandal, aged about 33 years, W/o Dinesh Kumar Mandal, R/o Village- Nawadih, B-Polytechnic, P.O. + P.S.-Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad. … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Mukesh Bihari Lal, Advocate For the Informant : Ms. Shabana Perween, Advocate 06/31.08.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 08.07.2026 in connection with Dhanbad P.S. Case No. 301 of 2024, for the alleged offence registered under Section 341, 342, 307, 323, 324, 325, 34 of the Indian Penal Code pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 08.07.2026 and charge was framed on 07.08.2026. The co-accused, who happens to be the husband of the petitioner, has been convicted of the alleged offence under section 323 and 324 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel has further submitted that paragraph 68 of the supplementary case diary reveals that there was some compromise and both parties are belonging to the same family. The petitioner is a lady having child of 2½ years. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that story of compromise was mentioned in the case diary prior to surrender of petitioner and the petitioner surrendered on 08.07.2026. 5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant has further stated that the petitioner has one criminal antecedent, in which the present informant was the informant of that case. 2026:JHHC:26237 2 6. To this, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has been acquitted in the said case and thus, the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 7. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that charge has already been framed and the petitioner is a lady having child of 2½ years, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad in connection with Dhanbad P.S. Case No. 301 of 2024 on the following conditions: (i) The petitioner shall not disturb the informant or her family member in any manner whatsoever. (ii) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (iii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iv) 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. (v) 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. (vi) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 8. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. 9. Let a copy of this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through ‘FAX/E-mail’. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) 31.08.2026 Rakesh/- Uploaded on:-02.09.2026