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2025 DAILYLAW 19166 (JHR)

ANITA DEVI v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./4718/2025 · 2025-08-25

Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

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( 2025:JHHC:25149 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4718 of 2025 1. Anita Devi, aged about 45 years, wife of Munnilal Das 2. Subhankar Das @ @ Subhankar Kumar, age about 21 years, son of Munnilal Das 3. Neelam Kumari, age about 19 years, daughter of Munnilal Das, All are resident of village Pratappur, Yogiyatilha, P.O. Sarmatand, P.S. Jainagar, District-Koderma. ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Manoj Kr. No.2, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shashi Kumar Verma, A.P.P. 05/ 25.08.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Jainagar P.S. Case No. 116/2025, registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 79, 352, 351(2), 3 (5) of BNS, 2023 and Section ¾ of Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Koderma. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that due to land dispute scuffle took place and false allegations have been made against the petitioners of addressing the informant as Daain. 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 the petitioners are not co-operating in the investigation and inspite of notice under section 35 (3) of BNSS, 2023 the petitioners have not appeared before the I.O. 5. In view of above and considering that inspite of notice under section 35 (3) of BNSS, 2023 the petitioners have not appeared, the petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within two ( 2025:JHHC:25149 ) weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and the learned court will release the petitioners on terms and conditions and sureties as learned court deems fit and proper. 6. This anticipatory bail application is disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-