[2025:JHHC:29221] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5624 of 2025 Devcharan Oraon @ Devicharan Oraon, aged about 57 years, S/o Late Lothe Oraon, R/o Panchayat Bhawan, Juria, P.O. Juria, P.S.+ District-Lohardaga, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand. ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. A.R. Mishra, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Gautam Rakesh, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 22.09.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bagdu P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025, registered for the offences under Sections 127(1), 115(2) and 117(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Care and Protection of Children Act, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lohardaga. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the Headmaster of the Middle School, Hisri. He submits that allegations are made of assault by the petitioner on the body of the son of the informant. He further submits that in the investigation, it has come that the injury has been received pursuant to fall and that cannot be ruled out. He then submits that now the matter has been compromised between the parties and the informant has filed a petition before the learned court without any pressure. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the [2025:JHHC:29221] -2- prayer and submits that Section 117(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Care and Protection of Children Act are not compoundable. 5. Considering that the petitioner happened to be the headmaster of the school and now the matter has been compromised between the parties and willingly the said compromise petition has been filed by the informant before the learned court, I am inclined to provide the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lohardaga, in connection with Bagdu P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-22.09.2025 Amitesh/-