Reema Devi v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
A.B.A. No. 3140 of 2026, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi), decided 18.06.2026: anticipatory bail application of Reema Devi (wife of the deceased) in Bhawnathpur P.S. Case No.34/2026 under Sections 103(1), 3(5) BNS rejected and application dismissed; FIR alleges deceased was assaulted, came intoxicated to petitioner's paternal house, his face was covered with a towel, he was set on fire and locked in a room at the in-laws house; petitioner/applicant: Reema Devi (adv. Vinod Kumar); opposite party: State of Jharkhand (A.P.P. Arup Kumar Dey); courts below: Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Nagar Untari, Garhwa.
What did the court decide?
In view of the FIR allegations — that the deceased's face was covered by a towel, he was put on fire and locked in a room, and that this occurred at the in-laws house of the deceased — the Court, considering the attending facts and circumstances, was not inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and rejected her prayer.