2026:JHHC:387 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 22 of 2026 ---- Mahendra Raut, aged about 37 years, son of Lakshman Raut, resident of Village Behrakanali, PO Rakti, P.S. Sarawan, District Deoghar, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Prathik, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Ajay Kr. Pathak, Advocate ---- 2/08.01.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sarawan PS Case No.111 of 2025, for offence registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 351(2), 352, 3(5) and 324(4) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Deoghar. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons and two lady-members have been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge by the impugned order. He further submits that there are case and counter case between the parties and both the parties have received the injury and what are the nature of injury has not come in the order of the learned Sessions Judge. He next submits that altercation took place due to land dispute. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that 2026:JHHC:387 2 injury is there. 5. Considering that there are case and counter case between the parties and it has been pointed out that both the sides have received the injury and two of the lady-members have been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Sessions Judge. It further transpires that altercation took place between the parties due to land dispute, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within four weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Deoghar, in connection with Sarawan PS Case No.111 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 08.01.2026 SI/