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2025 DAILYLAW 22467 (JHR)

SANTU MAHALDAR v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./4628/2025 · 2025-08-21

Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

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2025:JHHC:24684 --1-- A.B.A. No. 4628 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4628 of 2025 ---- 1. Santu Mahaldar, aged about 26 years, S/o Natwa Mahaldar 2. Mantu Mahaldar, aged about 32 years, S/o Natwa Mahaldar 3. Natwa Mahaldar, aged about 70 years, S/o Chedi Mahaldar 4. Sulekha Devi, aged about 30 years, W/o Mantu Mahaldar All are residents of village – Doi (Aluwatola), PO and PS – Meharma, District – Godda .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mrs. Vani Kumari, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, Advocate ---- 02/21.08.2025 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 Meharma P.S. Case No.91 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 109, 190, 191(1), 191(2), 351(2), 351(3) and 352 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the allegations are made that scuffle took place on the objection made by the informant party for construction of boundary wall. She submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners. She further submits that injury is there, however, it is not specific on whose blow the injury has taken place. She submits 2025:JHHC:24684 --2-- A.B.A. No. 4628 of 2025 that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.9 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there and injury has been received by the informant. 5. Considering that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.9 of the petition and there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons and it is not clear on whose blow such injury has been received, 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, 1st Class, Godda in connection with Meharma P.S. Case No.91 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Sangam/