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2025 DAILYLAW 40396 (JHR)

CHUMANI ORAON @ CHUMANI DEVI v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./6991/2025 · 2025-12-09

Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

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2025:JHHC:36970 --1-- A.B.A. No. 6991 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6991 of 2025 ---- 1. Chumani Oraon @ Chumani Devi, age – 48 years, W/o Late Bande Oraon, R/o Tetartoli, PO – Bero, PS – Bero, District – Ranchi, Jharkhand 2.Suka Tirkey @ Mukal Tirkey Pahan @ Sukal Tirkey Pahan, aged 31 years, S/o Late Bande Pahan, R/o Tetartoli, PO and PS – Bero, District – Ranchi, Jharkhand .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Prem Mardi, Advocate :- Mr. Bipin Mehta, Advocate For the State :- Ms. Amrita Kumari, Advocate ---- 04/09.12.2025 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 Lapung P.S. Case No. 16 of 2025, registered under sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 118(1), 117(2), 118(2), 121(1), 121(2), 109(1), 132, 324(4), 61(2) and 352 of BNS, 2023 and section 27 of Arms Act, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that two groups of approximately 50-60 persons were agitating and one of the party has called upon the police thereafter police came at the spot and allegations are made that assault has been made upon the police personnel. He further submits that dispute between the two groups was with regard to 2025:JHHC:36970 --2-- A.B.A. No. 6991 of 2025 land. He then submits that in identical situation co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA Nos.6810 of 2025 and 6764 of 2025. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegation of assault is there upon the police personnel. 5. Looking into contents of F.I.R, it transpires that 50-60 persons were assembled and later on 350-400 persons came there and on call police personnel came at the spot. There is general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons. It is not clear from whose blow injured has received injury and further injury is found to be simple in nature and in identical situation co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABA. In the attending facts and circumstances of this case, 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, Ist Class, Ranchi in connection with Lapung P.S. Case No. 16 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 09.12.2025 Sangam/