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( 2025:JHHC:24332 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4531 of 2025
1. Lilawati Devi, aged about 80 years, wife of Bhuneshwar Rai
2. Bhuneshwar Ray, aged about 84 years, son of late Chuni Ray Both resident of village Sonbad, Tola Patari, P.O. Motileda, P.S. Bengabad, District-Giridih, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners
:Mr. Rishu Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Ruby Pandey, A.P.P.
06/ 20.08.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bengabad P.S. Case No. 98 of 2024 registered under sections 316(2), 318(2), 351(3) and 3 (5) of the BNS, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that allegations are made that an agreement was executed between the petitioner and informant for sale of land but the land was not executed in favour of the informant and the said land was sold to another person. He submits that for the said agreement one Specific Performance Case has been filed by the informant being Original Suit No. 140 of 2024. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.
4.
Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that dispute is there with regard to non execution of sale deed.
5.
Considering that matter is arising out of an agreement and for that Specific Performance Case being Original Suit No. 140 of 2024 has been filed by the informant, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, in connection with Bengabad P.S. Case No. 98 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-