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2026 DAILYLAW 6162 (JHR)

SHILA DEVI ALIAS TILA DEVI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./1631/2026 · 2026-04-15

Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

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2026:JHHC:10761 --1-- A.B.A. No. 1631 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1631 of 2026 ---- 1. Shila Devi @ Tila Devi, aged about 50 years, wife of Feku Rai 2. Prakash Rai @ Prakash Kumar Rai, aged about 26 years, son of Feku Rai 3. Pratap Kumar Rai, aged about 24 years, son of Feku Rai All are resident of village – Bafartola, PO – Maharajpur, PS – Taljhari, District - Sahibganj .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Raja Ravi Shekhar Singh, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Satish Prasad, Advocate ---- 02/15.04.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Taljhari P.S. Case No.229 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 316(2), 316(5), 318(4), 320, 340(1), 336(3), 60, 340(2), 346, 115(2), 126(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Rajmahal. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioner Nos.2 and 3 have already been apprehended and in view of that he is not pressing the prayer for anticipatory bail application of petitioner Nos.2 and 3 namely Prakash Rai @ Prakash Kumar Rai and Pratap Kumar Rai respectively. Accordingly, prayer for 2026:JHHC:10761 --2-- A.B.A. No. 1631 of 2026 anticipatory bail application of petitioner Nos.2 and 3 namely Prakash Rai @ Prakash Kumar Rai and Pratap Kumar Rai respectively is hereby dismissed as not pressed. 4. He further submits that so far petitioner No.1 namely Shila Devi @ Tila Devi is concerned she is wife of Feku Rai and the allegations are there of taking money for selling of the land by Feku Rai. He then submits that only allegation is made against the petitioner No.1 of talking in filthy language. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that Feku Rai has taken the said money. 6. In the FIR itself it has been alleged that Feku Rai has taken the money and has not executed the sale deed and Shila Devi @ Tila Devi is said to be wife of Feku Rai and only allegation is made against her of talking in filthy language and in that view of the matter the petitioner No.1 namely Shila Devi @ Tila Devi is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioner No.1, above named, on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 15.04.2026 Sangam/