( 2026:JHHC:26422 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 4969 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4969 of 2026 1. Sarita Devi, aged about 52 years, wife of Sanjay Mahatha @ Sanjay Pasi, resident of Vill.- Malhara, P.O. Malhara, P.S. Rikhiya, Dist.- Deoghar 2. Sanjay Mahtha @ Sanjay Pasi, aged about 54 years, son of Late Gopal Pasi, resident of Vill.- Malhara, P.O. Malhara, P.S. Rikhiya, Dist.- Deoghar … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Arup Kumar Dey, A.P.P. ----- 02/02.09.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Rikhiya P.S. Case No.31/2026, registered for the offence under Sections 80(2), 3(5) of the BNS, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.1 is the mother-in-law and petitioner no.2 is the father-in-law of the deceased. He further submits that the quarrel has taken place between the husband and wife and, thereafter, she has consumed poison. He next submits that so far as these petitioners are concerned, they are residing in separate house. He also submits that apart from that, there is no allegation against the petitioners and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioners are mother-in-law and father-in-law of deceased respectively and the allegations of assault are there against them and in view of that, their prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. ( 2026:JHHC:26422 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 4969 of 2026 5. On perusal of the FIR, it transpires that on 01.03.2026, the deceased along with her husband had gone for Puja to the house of her maternal uncle and while returning to home, due to some dispute quarrel has taken place between the husband and wife and in the next morning, she has taken poison and pursuant to that the death has occurred. The cause of death is said to be poison. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Deoghar in connection with Rikhiya P.S. Case No.31/2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 2nd September, 2026 Ajay/