2026:JHHC:8428 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2181 of 2026 --------- Urmila Devi, wife of Parmeshwar Mahto, aged about 45 years, resident of village Kailadhab, P.S. Dhanwar (Person O.P.), P.O. Khijarasota, Dist. Giridih, Jharkhand. ....Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand ....Opp. Party --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. B.M. Tripathi, Sr. Advocate Mr. Naveen Kr. Jaiswal, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. --------- 02/ 25.03.2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant bail application has been preferred by the petitioner for grant of regular bail for the offences registered under Sections 80(1)/ 3(5) of the B.N.S, 2023. 3. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased and there is no specific allegation of any overt act upon this petitioner. The marriage of the deceased was solemnized forcefully and she was not ready to adjust with the petitioner’s son and his family. The deceased regularly requested her parents to take her back from her in-laws’ house but they were not ready to do so and out of frustration, the victim committed suicide by hanging herself. Learned senior counsel further submits that the husband of the deceased has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 19.09.2025, in B.A. No. 5693 of 2025. He further submits that petitioner is languishing in custody since 30.01.2026; as such, the petitioner may be enlarged on bail. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is ready to abide by every condition imposed by this court. 4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 5. Having regard to the facts that there is general and omnibus allegations against the petitioner coupled with the fact that husband of 2026:JHHC:8428 2 the deceased has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench this Court; I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, in connection with Dhanwar (Person OP) P.S. Case No. 171 of 2024. 6. It is made clear that the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the learned trial court and if any adverse report will come against the petitioner, learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 25th March, 2026 kunal/- Uploaded on 30.03.2026