2026:JHHC:13526 --1-- A.B.A. No. 2123 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2123 of 2026 ---- 1. Guleshwar Raut, son of Ashok Raut, aged about 42 years, resident of village – Rohini, PO – Rohini, PS – Jasidih, District – Deoghar, Jharkhand 2. Roshan Kumar Raut, son of Guleshwar Raut, aged about 23 years, resident of village – Rohini, PO – Rohini, PS – Jasidih, District – Deoghar, Jharkhand 3. Sunita Devi, wife of Guleshwar Raut, aged about 39 years, resident of village – Rohini, PO – Rohini, PS – Jasidih, District – Deoghar, Jharkhand .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Lalit Yadav, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Bandana Sinha, Advocate ---- 02/06.05.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel for the respondent State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No.171 of 2025, for the offence registered under Sections 115(2), 109, 117(2), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar. 3. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits 2026:JHHC:13526 --2-- A.B.A. No. 2123 of 2026 that petitioner No.1 has been apprehended and in that view of the matter, he is not pressing the petition in respect of petitioner No.1, namely, Guleshwar Raut. He submits that now this petition is surviving only for petitioner Nos.2 and 3. 4. In view of his such submission, the anticipatory bail of petitioner No.1, namely Guleshwar Raut, is rejected as not pressed. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that there are case and counter case between the parties and petitioner No.3 has lodged the case against the informant’s side alleging of outraging the modesty. He further submits that at the spur of moment the altercation took place. He then submits that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.14 of the petition. 6. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that allegations of assault are there. 7. Looking into the contents of the FIR it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation of assault and it is not clear from whose blow injury has been received and there are case and counter case between the parties and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.14 of the petition, I am inclined to provide privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner Nos.2 and 3, namely, Roshan Kumar Raut and Sunita Devi. 2026:JHHC:13526 --3-- A.B.A. No. 2123 of 2026 8. Accordingly, the petitioner Nos.2 and 3, 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.2 and 3, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar in connection with Jasidih P.S. Case No.171 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 06.05.2026 Sangam/