Jharkhand High Court
A.B.A./5224/2026 of ASGAR MIYAN Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 21 September 2026
HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5224 of 2026 ------ 1. Asgar Miyan, aged about 53 years, son of Jalim Miyan 2. Majida Khatun @ Majda Khatun, aged about 44 years, wife of Asgar Miyan Both are residents of Village Bela Peto, P.O. Chatti Peto, P.S. Keredari, District Hazaribagh,
2026:JHHC:28523
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 5224 of 2026
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1. Asgar Miyan, aged about 53 years, son of Jalim Miyan
2. Majida Khatun @ Majda Khatun, aged about 44 years, wife of Asgar Miyan Both are residents of Village Bela Peto, P.O. Chatti Peto, P.S. Keredari, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand
.... .... .... Opposite Party
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
For the Petitioners
: Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, A.P.P.
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02/21.09.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No. 03 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 80 and 61(2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Hazaribag.
3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioner no.1 is father-in-law and the petitioner no.2 is mother-in-law of the deceased. He submits that there are general and omnibus allegation of assault and the deceased has died in course of the treatment. He further submits that the husband of the deceased has faced the trial in Sessions Trial No.264 of 2026 and he has been acquitted by the learned court by the judgment dated 04.07.2026. He next submits that so far these petitioners are concerned, there are general and omnibus allegation and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioners.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law respectively of the deceased and the allegations are there of torture and demand of dowry and in view of that prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners may kindly be rejected.
5. On perusal of the FIR, it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation of demand of dowry against these petitioners, who 2026:JHHC:28523 happened to be the father-in-law and mother-in-law respectively of the deceased. The husband has already faced the trial in Sessions Trial No.264 of 2026 and he has been acquitted of by the judgment dated 04.07.2026, in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Hazaribag, in connection with Keredari P.S. Case No. 03 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)
Dated 21.09.2026 Anit
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