2026:JHHC:2787 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 11782 of 2025 ------ Sunita Devi, W/o Rajendra Prasad Sah, R/o Village-Jabardaha, P.O. & P.S.-Hiranpur, District-Pakur (Jharkhand) .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajeeva Sharma, Sr. Advocate Mr. Om Prakash, Advocate For the State : Ms. Shweta Singh, APP For the Informant : Md. Yasir Arafat, Advocate ------ Order No.02 / Dated : 03.02.2026. Heard both the sides. This bail application is filed on behalf of Sunita Devi who is in custody since 30.10.2025 in connection with Hiranpur P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 80(2), 238 and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 pending in the Court of the A.C.J.M., Pakur, is pressed into motion. The petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased and the case is suicidal in nature. It is alleged that the deceased was subjected to cruelty in reference to dowry demand. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that there is no specific demand of dowry in the FIR. There is no averment that the deceased was subjected to cruelty in reference to dowry demand by this petitioner. General and omnibus allegation has been levelled against the entire family members. Learned counsel for the State, assisted by learned counsel for the informant, have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that at the time of marriage, Rs. 8 Lakh was paid as dowry but in-laws family members were not satisfied and they used to make further demand. Under the circumstances, the above-named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/-(Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Pawan/ Uploaded 04.02.2026