XXX v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
Court: High Court of Jharkhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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Case summary
High Court of Jharkhand judgment dated 2025-12-22. XXX v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A. B. A. No. 7443 of 2025 ---- 1. XXX 2. YYY 3. ZZZ .... Petitioners -- Versus -- 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Informant/ Victim .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Shailendra Jit, Advocate For the State :- Ms Mahua Palit, Advocate ---- 2/22. 12. 2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Katkamsandi (P) P. S Case No. 134 of 2025, corresponding to G. R. No. 2390 of 2025, for offence registered under section 115(2), 118(2), 126(2), 109, 125, 303(2), 351(2), 352, 76, 85, 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Section 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, and 3/4 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Right on Marriage), Act, 2019 pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that petitioner no. 1 is father-in-law, petitioner no.
2 is mother-in-law and petitioner no. 3 is brother-in-law of the informant. He further submits that there are general omnibus allegations of torture and even there is no specific allegation of demand of dowry. He next submits that charge sheet has already been submitted against the husband and so far as these petitioners are concerned investigation is open. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegations are there of torture. 5. Considering that petitioner no. 1 is father-in-law, petitioner no. 2 is mother-in-law and petitioner no.
3 is brother-in-law of the informant and looking to the contents of the FIR it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegations against the petitioners and the charge sheet has been submitted against the husband and investigation against the petitioners are open and in that view of the matter, the petitioners, above named, are, hereby, directed to appear before the learned court concerned within two weeks after X-Mas holidays, and the learned court concerned shall release the petitioners above named on such terms and conditions and the sureties as the learned court may deem fit and proper. 6. This petition is accordingly disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. ) 22. 12. 2025 SI/
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