[2026:JHHC:19282] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 10570 of 2025 Shilwanti Minj @ Silwanti Minj aged about 21 years W/o Sandeep Herenj R/o Etthe Simar Toli, Karra, P.O.-Bingaon, P.S.-Karra, Dist- Khunti, Jharkhand … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Amit Kumar , Adv. For the State : Mr. Tarun Kumar , Addl. PP 04/ 01.07.2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Karra P.S. Case no. 44 of 2025 instituted under Section 103/123/167 of BNS, 2023.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has committed murder of her mother-in-law by forcibly making her to eat samosa laced with poison. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false and the petitioner is a female and in the post mortem report, the opinion regarding cause of death has been reserved awaiting the report from the Forensic Science Laboratory, which has not yet been received. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that charge has been framed against the petitioner on 20.05.2026 but no witness has been examined as yet. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been in jail custody since 21.08.25, as mentioned in para 1 of this bail application. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to co-operate with the trial of the case and undertakes not to annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case hence, the petitioner may be admitted to bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposed the prayer for bail.

Considering submissions of learned counsels and the facts as stated above, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Hence, the court below is directed to release the petitioner 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 S.D.J.M. at Khunti in connection with Karra P.S. Case no. 44 of 2025 with the condition that the petitioner will not annoy or disturb the informant or the other witness of the case in any manner during trial of the case and will co-operate with the trial of the case and will furnish mobile phone number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that she will not change the mobile phone number during the trial of the case. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Dated 01.07.2026 Smita/-