( 2025:JHHC:23225 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 4306 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4306 of 2025 1. Navin Singh, aged 45 years, S/o Late Mandev Singh 2. Pawan Singh, aged 24 years, S/o Late Mandev Singh Both resident of Village Murali, P.O. & P.S. Ramkanda, District- Garhwa (Jharkhand) … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. ----- 02/12.08.2025 The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Ramkanda P.S. Case No.22/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 115(2), 118(1),109, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Garhwa. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against the petitioners. He further submits that on the false allegation of witch practices, the petitioners have been implicated in the case. He also submits that the injury is simple in nature. He submits that the petitioners are not having any criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 14 of this application. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation of assault is there. 4. Considering that there are general and omnibus allegations against the petitioners and the injury is found to be simple in nature and they have got no criminal antecedent and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. ( 2025:JHHC:23225 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 4306 of 2025 5. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Garhwa in connection with Ramkanda P.S. Case No.22/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Ajay/