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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ABA No.5912 of 2025
1. Ashok Kapri, aged about 48 years, S/o Late Kaleshwar Kapri
2. Gulshan Kumar Kapri @ Gulshan Kapri, aged about 18 years, S/o Ashok Kapri
3. Ajit Kumar Kapri @ Ajeet Kapri, aged about 17 years, S/o Ashok Kapri
4. Soniya Devi, aged about 44 years, W/o Ashok Kapri All residents of Nimawaran, Lautana, Pathargama, P.O. & P.S. – Pathargama, District- Godda, Jharkhand
…. Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand
… Opp. Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Aashutosh Pd. Deo, Advocate
Mrs. Nirupama, Advocate For the State
: Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, A.P.P. ------
2/10.10.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioners and
learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest for the alleged offences registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2), 351(3) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda, in connection with Pathargama P.S. Case No.134 of 2025.
3.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are quite innocent and has not committed any offence. He also submits that there are case and counter case between the parties and the injuries are simple in nature, that has come in the impugned
order. He also submits that this is a family dispute relating to Sradh ceremony of the father of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 12 of the petition.
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4.
Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that that the injuries are there.
5. In view of the above and considering that the scuffle took place due to family dispute, i.e. Sradh Ceremony and there is case and counter case between the parties and that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Accordingly, the petitioners above named are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of their surrender / arrest, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda, in connection with Pathargama P.S. Case No.134 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and
disposed of.
(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 10.10.2025 R.Kumar