2025:JHHC:28839 --1-- A.B.A. No. 5543 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5543 of 2025 ---- Pramod Kumar Mahto, aged about 37 years, son of Chakradhar Mahto, resident of village – Pathra, PO and PS – Pathra, District – Godda .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Aniket Jaiswal, Advocate :- Mr. Rajarshi Sarkar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Vineet Kr. Vashistha, Advocate ---- 02/18.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Godda (Town) P.S. Case No.278 of 2023, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 324, 325, 337, 338, 353, 307, 504 and 506 of Indian Penal Code pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the FIR has been registered against some unknown persons and 23 named persons. He further submits that the petitioner is named in the FIR and the allegations are made that in the procession of emersion of deities the scuffle took place between two different villages. He then submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons and two of the co- 2025:JHHC:28839 --2-- A.B.A. No. 5543 of 2025 accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.4210 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioner of assault. 5. Considering that two of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.4210 of 2025 and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.19 of the petition and there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, 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, Godda in connection with Godda (Town) P.S. Case No.278 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 18.09.2025 Sangam/