2026:JHHC:1244 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 188 of 2026 ---- 1.Pancham Chaudhary @ Pancham Choudhari age about 71 years son of late Puti Choudhari 2.Shivnarayan Chaudhary @ Shivnarayan Choudhari age about 50 years son of Dukhan Choudhari 3.Sanjay Chaudhary @ Sanjay Choudhari age about 40 years son of Sri Pancham Choudhari 4.Subhash Chaudhary @ Subhash Choudhari age about 19 years son of Sri Sanjay Choudhari 5.Ghoghari Devi age about 48 years wife of Sri Shivnarayan Choudhari 6.Panpati Devi age about 63 years wife of Sri Pancham Choudhari 7.Sukani Devi age about 50 years wife of Sri Harendra Choudhari 8.Dhukhani Devi age about 39 years wife of Sri Virendra Choudhari 9.Kalawati Devi age about 40 years wife of Sri Lalmohan Choudhari 10.Shanti Devi age about 59 years wife of Dasrath Choudhari All are5 residents of Village Rejo, PO Bana, PS Meral, District Garhwa .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Manoj Kumar No.2, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Tarun Kumar, Advocate For the Informant :- Mr. Shashi Ranjan, Advocate ---- 2/16.01.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and learned counsels for the respondent State as well as the informant. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Meral P.S. Case No.150 of 2025, for offence registered under sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 109(1), 117(2), 115(2), 351(3) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned S.D.J.M., Garhwa. 2026:JHHC:1244 2 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that till date the informant has filed three FIRs against the family members of the petitioners including the instant case. He also submits that there are general and omnibus allegations of assault against all the family members and there is no injury. 4. Learned State counsel as well as the learned counsel for the informant jointly oppose the prayer and submit that allegation of assault is there. 5. Looking to the contents of the FIR, it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegations of assault and the informant’s side has lodged three cases against the family members of the petitioners, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners. 6. Accordingly, petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before learned court within four weeks from today, and in event of their surrender/arrest, petitioners, 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 S.D.J.M., Garhwa, in connection with Meral P.S. Case No.150 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 16.01.2026 SI/