2026:JHHC:27518 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8414 of 2026 Pooja Devi @ Puja Devi, aged about 31 years, wife of Anil Kumar Mishra, Resident of village- Harli Tolla Dambhadih, Post Office- Harli, Police Station- Barkagaon, District- Hazaribag (Jharkhand) … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opposite Party --- CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sheo Kumar Paswan, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Amrita Kumari, APP --- 05/14.09.2026 Heard the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody in connection with Sessions Trial Case No. 36 of 2026 arising out of Barkagaon P.S. Case No. 233 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 02 of 2026, registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 118(2), 109(1), 61(2)(a), 103(1), 351(3), 352 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, now pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and she is in custody since 29.09.2025. He submits that as per the First Information Report, on 27th September, 2025, the son of the informant was sleeping in the house of the mother of the informant and then, the brother of the informant Anil Kumar Mishra objected by saying that the son should live in his own house and assaulted the son. It is further alleged in the FIR that subsequently, on 28.09.2025, the petitioner along with her husband came armed with Bhujali and axe and assaulted the family members of the informant. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is a lady and she has been falsely implicated. He submits that the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite party- State, on the other hand, has opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that there is a direct 2026:JHHC:27518 2 and specific allegation against the petitioner that she held the wife of the informant and the co-accused assaulted her with the aforesaid arms due to which the wife of the informant ultimately succumbed to injuries. The learned counsel also submits that the Bhujali was recovered on the confessional statement of the petitioner. 6. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and considering the direct and specific allegation made against the petitioner as stated above, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and hence, this bail application is rejected. 7. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the learned court concerned through “FAX/email”. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Date of Order:14.09.2026 Pankaj Date of Uploading:16.09.2026