( 2025:JHHC:35501 ) A.B.A. No. 6708 of 2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6708 of 2025 1. Abhay Prajapati, aged about 22 years, son of Rajeshwar Prajapati, resident of Village Koljhiki, P.O. Bhojpur, P.S. Nagar Untari, Dist. Garhwa, Jharkhand 2. Nirbhay Prajapati, aged about 19 years, son of Rajeshwar Prajapati, resident of Village Koljhiki, P.O. Bhojpur, P.S. Nagar Untari, Dist. Garhwa, Jharkhand 3. Vinod Prajapati @ Binod Prajapati, aged about 54 years, son of Late Kupan Prajapati, resident of Village Koljhiki, P.O. Bhojpur, P.S. Nagar Untari, Dist. Garhwa, Jharkhand 4. Udeshwar Prajapati, aged about 50 years, son of Late Kupan Prajapati, resident of Village Koljhiki, P.O. Bhojpur, P.S. Nagar Untari, Dist. Garhwa, Jharkhand 5. Rajeshwar Prajapati, aged about 46 years, son of Late Kupan Prajapati, resident of Village Koljhiki, P.O. Bhojpur, P.S. Nagar Untari, Dist. Garhwa, Jharkhand 6. Savitri Devi, aged about 48 years, wife of Udeshwar Prajapati, resident of Village Koljhiki, P.O. Bhojpur, P.S. Nagar Untari, Dist. Garhwa, Jharkhand 7. Rinki Devi, aged about 34 years, wife of Dharmendra Prajapati, resident of Village Koljhiki, P.O. Bhojpur, P.S. Nagar Untari, Dist. Garhwa, Jharkhand 8. Chhathani Devi, aged about 53 years, wife of Binod Prajapati, resident of Village Koljhiki, P.O. Bhojpur, P.S. Nagar Untari, Dist. Garhwa, Jharkhand 9. Ramlila Devi, aged about 44 years, wife of Rajeshwar Prajapati, resident of Village Koljhiki, P.O. Bhojpur, P.S. Nagar Untari, Dist. Garhwa, Jharkhand 10. Dharmendra Prajapati, aged about 33 years, son of Binod Prajapati, resident of Village Koljhiki, P.O. Bhojpur, P.S. Nagar Untari, Dist. Garhwa, Jharkhand … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shree Prakash Jha, A.P.P. ----- 04/27.11.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Nagar Untari P.S. Case No.98/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(2), 109, 351(2), 352, 3(5) of the BNS and Section 3/4 of ( 2025:JHHC:35501 ) A.B.A. No. 6708 of 2025 -2- the Prevention of Witch Craft Act, pending in the Court of the learned A.C.J.M., Nagar Untari, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners and informant are agnates and there is land dispute between them. He further submits that there are case and counter case between the parties. He then submits that both the sides have received injury. He next submits that there is general and omnibus allegation against all the accused and all the family members have been made accused. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation of assault is there. 5. Considering that there are case and counter case and the allegation is there against all the accused person and it is not clear on whose blow, the injury has been received by the informant’s side and both the sides have received injury and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Nagar Untari, Garhwa in connection with Nagar Untari P.S. Case No.98/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 27th November, 2025 Ajay/