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( 2025:JHHC:22204 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4157 of 2025
1. Shivlal Tudu, aged 50 years, son of Betaka Tudu, Resident of village Damruhar, P.O. and P.S. Godda, District-Godda
2. Sonalal Murmu, aged 30 years, son of Hari Murmu, Resident of village Damruhat, P.O. and P.S. Sundarpahari, District-Godda
3. Devlal Marandi, Aged 37 years, son of Lakhan Marandi Resident of village Damruhat, P.O. and P.S. Sundarpahari, District-Godda
4. Masodi @ Monu Marandi @ Masodi Marandi @ Munnu Marandi, Aged 37 years, son of Jetha Marandi, Resident of village Damruhat, P.O. and P.S. Sundarpahari, District-Godda ...... … Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners
:Mrs. Vani Kumari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajay Kumar Pathak, A.P.P.
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05/ 07.08.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and , learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Sundarpahari P.S. Case No. 17/2025 registered under sections 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 303(2), 351(2), 351 (3), 308(5), 352, 3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Godda.
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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is general and omnibus allegation of assault against all the accused persons. She submits that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 of the petition. On these grounds, she submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.
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Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegation of assault is there and injury was found.
5. Considering that there is general and omnibus allegation of assault against all the accused persons and the petitioners have no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the petitioners above named, 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Godda, in connection with Sundarpahari P.S. Case No. 17/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-