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2026 DAILYLAW 4404 (JHR)

SITA DEVI v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./7508/2025 · 2026-03-19

Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

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2026:JHHC:7734 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.7508 of 2025 1. Sita Devi, aged about 55 years, W/o Surendra Vishwakarma, R/o Ward-4, Vill- Mayapur, P.O.- Mayapur, P.S.- Rehla, Dist.- Palamu, Jharkhand; 2. Bhageyamati Devi, aged about 25 years, W/o Rakesh Vishwakarma, R/o Ward-4, Vill- Mayapur, P.O.- Mayapur, P.S.- Rehla, Dist.- Palamu, Jharkhand. …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Kumar Baibhav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sardhu Mahto, A.P.P. ------ 2/19.03.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Rehla P.S. Case No. 83/2025, registered under Sections 80(2), 3(5) of BNS 2023, corresponding to Section 304B, 34 of IPC, pending in the Court of the Learned CJM, Palamau. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioner No. 1 is the mother-in-law and petitioner No. 2 is the sister-in-law of the deceased respectively. He then submits that there are general and omnibus allegation of demand of dowry. He next submits that even the cause of death is not known and in the case diary it has come that the viscera has been sent for FSL report. He then submits that husband has informed the family members of the deceased about the incident. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioners are the mother-in-law and sister-in-law respectively of the deceased. 2026:JHHC:7734 2 5. On query made by the court, learned counsel appearing for the State fairly stated that the viscera has been sent for FSL report that has come in the case diary. 6. Considering that the petitioners are the mother-in-law and sister-in-law respectively of the deceased, the husband of the deceased has informed the family members of the deceased about the incident, no injury has been found on the body of the deceased and the cause of death is still to be ascertained by way of obtaining the FSL report, in that view of the matter, the petitioners above named are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on such terms and condition and sureties, the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 19.03.2026 R.Kumar