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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR NIRANKARI ON THE 26^th OF OCTOBER, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 37723 of 2026 CNR No.: MPHC010561722026 SMT. GIRIBALA SINGH Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Surendra Singh Senior Advocate and Shri Ajay Gupta -

Senior Advocate with Shri Shivam Singh - Advocate Shri Enosh George Carlo - Advocate Shri Aswani Kumar Dubey -Advocate Shri Deepak Kumar Raghuwanshi - Advocate Shri Kapil Pathak - Advocate & Shri Jagat Singh - Counsel for the applicant.

Shri Sunil Jain - Additional Solicitor General and Shri Suyash Mohan Guru - Deputy Solicitor General with Shri Kartik Dubey and Shri Abhishek Dwivedi - Advocates for CBI Shri Siddharth Luthra Senior Advocate with Shri Siddharth Agrawal-Senior Advocate(through VC) with Shri Vikram Johri, Shri Abhijeet Shinha, Shri Ankur Pandey, Shri Anuj Karnatak, Shri Piyush Kumar Tiwari and Shri Vikram Singh - Advocates for respondent.

Shri C M Tiwari - Government Advocate for State ORDER This is first application filed by the applicant under Section 483 of BNSS/ 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail relating to Crime No. RC 4(S)/2026/CBI/SC-III/ND, registered at Police Station - CBI SC III New Delhi (India) for commission of offence punishable under Sections 80(2), 85, 108 and 3(5) of BNS and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The applicant is in jail since 02/06/2026.

2. As per prosecution case, the deceased, Twisha Sharma, came into contact with the co-accused, Samarth Singh, through an online dating application in February 2025. The deceased informed her family members that she is in a relationship with the co-accused, Samarth Singh, who is an advocate practicing in District Bhopal, and expressed her desire to marry him. Accordingly, their marriage was solemnized on 09.12.2025, with the consent of both families and in accordance with Hindu rites and rituals. All the expenses incurred in connection with the marriage were borne by the family members of the deceased. It is alleged that after the marriage, the deceased, Twisha Sharma, was subjected to mental cruelty by the co-accused, Samarth Singh, on several occasions. He allegedly abused her repeatedly by using derogatory and objectionable language. It is further alleged that the applicant, Giribala Singh, used to instigate her son, Samarth Singh from time to time, with the common intention of subjecting the deceased to mental cruelty. Whenever the deceased sought to complaint to the applicant about the mental cruelty allegedly inflicted upon her by Samarth Singh, the applicant would allegedly shield her son instead of addressing her grievances. Thus, both the accused allegedly acted in concert to subject the deceased to mental and psychological harassment. Thereafter, on 16.04.2026, the deceased conducted a pregnancy test using a home pregnancy test kit at her matrimonial home and found that she was pregnant. On 17.04.2026, the deceased, accompanied by the co-accused, Samarth Singh, visited Hazela Hospital, Bhopal, for confirmation of her pregnancy. It is further alleged that the co-accused, Samarth Singh, was addicted to drugs, owing to which the deceased apprehended that his alleged drug addiction might cause deformities in the child during pregnancy.

3. The deceased further informed her parents that she was constantly kept under surveillance by the applicant, Giribala Singh, and her son, Samarth Singh, at her matrimonial home, which caused her mental distress and led her to become unwilling to continue with her pregnancy. In these circumstances the deceased took some (MTP) pills with the intention to terminate her pregnancy. Thereafter disputes were arose. Thereafter suddenly in the night of 12/05/2026 deceased Twisha Sharma was found hanging in her matrimonial house. After the incident she was brought at AIIMS Bhopal where doctor declared her dead. Since the matter pertains to unnatural death FIR was regist