IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 183 of 2026 Tasar Devi, aged about 70 years wife of Rajendra Pandey, resident of village Katia, P.O. and P.S. Kunda, District-Deoghar ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Jayant Kr. Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P 03/ 19.03.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No. 45 of 2025, registered under sections 103(1), 61(2) (a) and 3(5) of the BNS, pending in the Court of learned A.D.J.-IX, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He next submits that the petitioner has not committed murder of the deceased and petitioner happens to be lady. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that in paras 21, 22 and 23 of the case diary it has come that petitioner handed over sickle to Baban Pandey. 5. Considering that petitioner is aged about 70 years and only allegation against the petitioner is made that she asked to kill J.J. Pandey and apart from that there is nothing against the petitioner and even the alleged weapon which has been handed over by the petitioner, has not been used in the crime and in that view of the matter, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today and the learned court shall release the petitioners on terms and conditions and sureties as learned court deems fit and proper. 6. This anticipatory bail application is disposed of. Dt.19.03.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-