2025:JHHC:25146 --1-- A.B.A. No. 4698 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4698 of 2025 ---- 1. Vikash Kerketta @ Vicky, aged about 21 years, son of Baha Kerketta, resident of village – Lalganj, PO – Sugnu, PS – Sadar, District – Ranchi, Jharkhand 2. Xavier Xalxo, aged about 30 years, son of Late Danial Xalxo, resident of village – Lalganj, PO – Sugnu, PS – Sadar, District – Ranchi, Jharkhand 3. Jems Daud Xalxo, aged about 28 years, son of Late Danyal Khalkho, resident of village – Lalganj, PO – Sugnu, PS – Sadar, District – Ranchi, Jharkhand .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Zaid Imam, Advocate :- Mr. Saddam Ansari, Advocate :- Mr. Biplav Bhuiyan, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Gautam Rakesh, Advocate ---- 05/25.08.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Khelgaon P.S. Case No.18 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 76 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that there are case and counter case between the parties and firstly the sister of the petitioner No.1 lodged the FIR being Khelgaon PS – Case No.17 of 2025 under Sections 115(2), 76, 351(2), 352, 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and thereafter the instant case has been lodged. He 2025:JHHC:25146 --2-- A.B.A. No. 4698 of 2025 submits that so far the case lodged by sister of the petitioner No.1 is concerned the accused of that case has already been granted anticipatory bail by learned Sessions Judge in ABP No.1342 of 2025, however the anticipatory bail of these petitioners have been rejected. He submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.17 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of assault. 5. It transpires that there are case and counter case between the parties and the first case has been lodged by sister of petitioner No.1 in which the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by learned Sessions Judge and this case has been lodged later on and there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ranchi in connection with Khelgaon P.S. Case No.18 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Sangam/