Amerun Begam Alias Sona Khatun v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court (Ananda Sen, J.) allowed anticipatory bail under Sections 482/484 BNSS, 2023 to five petitioners (in-laws of the victim) in Deoghar Mahila P.S. Case No. 16/2024 registered under Sections 498A, 341, 323, 313, 34 IPC and Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act. Key factors: medical report showed the victim took the MPT kit herself at home causing bleeding/admission on 19.9.2023, and there was much delay in lodging the FIR (alleged assault 16.9.2023, FIR 16.12.2024). Bail conditioned on surrender within four weeks, bail bond Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties (one close relative, one Jharkhand resident with sufficient landed property).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioners to surrender before the court below within four weeks; on surrender/arrest to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of J.M. Deoghar in connection with Deoghar Mahila P.S. Case No. 16/2024, one surety to be a close relative and the other a resident of Jharkhand with sufficient landed property, filing an affidavit indicating his/her share therein.