Jharkhand High Court
Tanuja Bibi vs The State Of Jharkhand … Opposite … on 13 April, 2026
Author: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi
Bench: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi
( 2026:JHHC:10530 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 1538 of 2026
Tanuja Bibi, aged about 27 years, wife of Jamshed Ansari, resident of
Patharghatia, Gram- Jargari, P.O. Dubrajpur, P.S. Palojori, District- Deoghar,
Jharkhand ... Petitioner
-Versus-
The State of Jharkhand ... Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Satish Kumar Keshri, A.P.P.
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02/13.04.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel
appearing for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Palajori
P.S. Case No.110/2023, registered for the offence under Sections 302, 34 of
the I.P.C., pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1 st Class,
Madhupur.
3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the husband
of this petitioner, against whom the main allegation is made, has faced the
trial and he has been acquitted vide judgment dated 25.07.2025 passed in
S.T. No.163 of 2024. He further submits that another co-accused, in the
similar situation, has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.3101 of 2024.
He then submits that the petitioner has earlier moved before this Court in
A.B.A. No.7424 of 2024 which was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated
23.06.2025, however, on the fresh ground this anticipatory bail application
has been preferred.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and
submits that the petitioner is also one of the accused in the said case.
( 2026:JHHC:10530 )
5. Considering that the main accused has faced the trial and he has been
acquitted vide judgment dated 25.07.2025 passed in S.T. No.163 of 2024 and
the co-accused in similar situation, has also been granted anticipatory bail in
the aforesaid A.B.A. and it is well-settled that on the fresh ground, second
anticipatory bail application can be entertained and in that view of the matter,
the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two
weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such
terms and conditions as the learned Court may deem fit and proper.
6. Accordingly, this application is disposed of.
(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)
Dated: 13th April, 2026
Ajay/