Prahlad Mahto @ Prahlad Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand HC Ranchi, neutral citation 2026:JHHC:19179; bail application rejected in dowry-related death case; petitioner/husband Prahlad Mahto @ Prahlad Kumar; charges under BNS 2023 Sections 80(2), 126(2), 115(2), 61(2), 108, 351(2), 352, 3(5) read with Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Sections 3 and 4; Ramgarh P.S. Case No. 233 of 2025; S.T. Case No. 24 of 2026 before District & Additional Sessions Judge-I, Ramgarh; married 18.04.2025, wife found dead in matrimonial home 27.08.2025; FIR alleges demand of Rs. 1 lakh and one Apachi motorcycle and repeated mental and physical torture; defence plea of suicide and petitioner's presence at Yeshwanthpur, Bengaluru with attendance/travel documents; charge-sheet only against petitioner; custody since 07.10.2025; Coram: Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.; decided 01.07.2026.
What did the court decide?
The Court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail because the wife of the petitioner died in her matrimonial home within a short time of marriage and there is direct allegation of demand of dowry against the petitioner.