1 2026:JHHC:12961 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 2796 of 2026 Ramesh Prasad Mahato @ Ramesh Mahato, aged about 32 years, son of Late Hiralal Mahato, resident of Dharmabandh Basti, P.O.- Malkera, P.S. Madhuban, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand -828304 … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … … Opp. Party --- CORAM :HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pratik Sen, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Mrs. Ruby Pandey, Advocate --- 03/30.04.2026 Heard the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 18.10.2025 in connection with Madhuban (Dharmabandh) P.S. Case No. 37 of 2025 for the offences registered under Sections 103(1), 85 of the B.N.S. and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the husband of the victim and the marriage was performed 13 years prior to the date of occurrence. He has also submitted that one girl child was born from the wedlock. He has further submitted that though the victim was found dead in her matrimonial house with ante mortem injuries but as per the opinion of the doctor as recorded in the post mortem report, the injuries found there are not sufficient to kill a person. He has also submitted that the FSL report was called for and as per the FSL also nothing was found. He submits that the doctor of the victim has stated that there was fight between the petitioner and the victim and the victim had taken a pill but in the FSL report there is no symptom any death on account of any poisoning or pill. The petitioner is in custody since 18.10.2025. 2 2026:JHHC:12961 4. Learned counsel for the State has opposed the prayer and submitted that that there was fight a between the petitioner and the victim and ultimately the victim was found dead. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the aforesaid submissions by referring the post mortem report and the FSL report, the charge sheet has already been submitted, the petitioner above named is directed to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty-five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Madhuban (Dharmabandh) P.S. Case No. 37 of 2025 on the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors would be the present pairvikar of the petitioner. (ii) The other bailor should be his close relative. (iii) The petitioner will attend the court on each and every date and on account of his single default, the learned court shall cancel the bail bond furnished by the petitioner. (iv) The petitioner will deposit a self-attested copy of his Aadhar Card along with his mobile number before the learned court which he will not change during the pendency of the case without prior permission of the court. (v) The petitioner shall fully co-operate with the proceedings before the learned court below. 6. Let this order along with a copy of the affidavit filed with the bail petition be communicated to the court concerned through FAX/e-mail. 7. The instant bail application is allowed with the aforesaid conditions. (Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.) Dated: 30.04.2026 Uploaded on:04/05/2026 MM/-