[2026:JHHC:1264] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 155 of 2026 Jitendra Pandit aged about 31 Years son of Ramu Pandit resident of village Chhotaki Suriya P.O. Mandramo, P.S. Suriya, District Giridih. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Roy, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Kumari Rashmi, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 16.01.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sariya P.S. Case No. 169 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109(1), 351(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the occurrence is said to be alleged on 16.09.2025, wherein the FIR has been lodged on 04.10.2025 i.e. after 18 days. He next submits that so far as this petitioner is concerned, there are general and omnibus allegations. He further submits that the main allegation of assault is against Ramu Pandit, pursuant to that grievous injury has been received by the informant. He then submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-9 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation of assault is there. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR, it transpires that [2026:JHHC:1264] -2- Ramu Pandit has assaulted the informant, pursuant to that grievous injury has been received by the informant. So far as this petitioner is concerned, there is general and omnibus allegation against him and further the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-9 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within four weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner, named above, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty-five thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih, in connection with Sariya P.S. Case No. 169 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-16.01.2026 Amitesh/-