SARITA DEVI 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 2026-05-06. SARITA DEVI 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. 2238 of 2026 ---- Sarita Devi, aged about 29 years, wife of Bhupendra Choudhary, resident of Ward No. 3, Gram – Bahera Khurd, PO – Harinamar, PS – Chainpur, District – Palamu, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Anurag Kashyap, Advocate :- Mrs. Pragati R. Narayan, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate ---- 02/06. 05. 2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chainpur P. S. Case No. 223 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 338, 336(3), 340(2), 316(2), 318(4), 3(5) and 61(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Palamau. 3.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that not even a single pie has been transferred in the account of the petitioner. She further submits that the petitioner happened to be wife of co-accused namely Bhupendra Choudhary and the amount has been transferred in his account. She then submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph --1-- A. B. A. No. 2238 of 2026 No. 15 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of conniving along with co-accused, who happened to be her husband. 5. Considering that the amount has not been transferred in the account of this petitioner and that has been transferred in the account of her husband and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No. 15 of the petition, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6.
Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Palamau in connection with Chainpur P. S. Case No. 223 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. ) Dated 06. 05. 2026 Sangam/ --2-- A. B. A. No. 2238 of 2026
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