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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 6463 of 2025
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1. Mahendra Choudhary, aged about 62 years, son of Rajaram Choudhary
2. Prakash Choudhary, aged about 25 years, son of Mahendra Choudhary
3. Pradip Kumar, aged about 29 years, son of Mahendra Choudhary All are resident of village – Chhattarpur, PO and PS – Chhattarpur, District - Palamau
.... Petitioners -- Versus --
The State of Jharkhand
.... Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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For the Petitioners :- Mr. Farooque Ansari, Advocate
For the State
:- Mr. Gautam Rakesh, Advocate
---- 04/14.11.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Chhattarpur P.S. Case No.139 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 127(2), 303(2), 352, 324(4) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Palamau.
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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioner No.3 has been apprehended and in view of that he is not pressing the anticipatory bail application of petitioner No.3 and this petition is surviving only for petitioner Nos.1 and 2.
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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners of assault. He
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further submits that there are case and counter case between the parties for the same incident and both the sides have received the injury.
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Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that even the injury has been received and the allegation of assault are also there.
6. Considering that there are case and counter case between the parties for the same incident and there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners of assault and it is not clear that on whose blow injury has been received, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner Nos.1 and 2.
7. Accordingly, the petitioner Nos.1 and 2, 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 petitioner Nos.1 and 2, 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, Palamau in connection with Chhattarpur P.S. Case No.139 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 14.11.2025 Sangam/