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( 2025:JHHC:33190 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6257 of 2025
1. Koleshwar Mandal, aged about 43 years, son of Sri Fagu Mandal
2. Suraj Mandal @ Suraj Kumar, aged about 25 years, son of Sri Koleshwar Mandal Both resident of village Barki Saria, P.O. Saria, P.S. Saria, District- Giridih ...... … Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners
:Mrs. Nanda Kumari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Kumar Keshri, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. A.K. Sahani, Advocate
02/ 06.11.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Saria P.S. Case No.80 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 329(3), 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109(1), 303(2), 324(3), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are ladies and the false allegations are made against them. She further submits that due to land dispute and erection of wall altercation took place. She then submits that the allegation of assault is not there against the petitioners and the allegation of assault is there against one Ashok Mandal. She submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.11 of the petition. She further submits that two of the co- accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.5273 of
2025. 4. Learned counsels appearing for the State and informant oppose the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of assault against all the accused persons. ( 2025:JHHC:33190 )
5. Considering that so far these petitioners are concerned there are general and omnibus allegation and the direct allegation of assault is there against one Ashok Mandal and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.11 of the petition and two of the co- accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.5273 of 2025 , 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, Giridih in connection Saria P.S. Case No.80 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Dt.06.11.2025
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-