2026:JHHC:1123 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 144 of 2026 ---- 1.Kush Sardar, aged about 21 years, son of Konda Sardar, resident of Saldih Basti, Post Adityapur, Police Station Adityapur, District Seraikella Kharsawan 2.Matu Melgandi @ Motu Melgandi, aged about 20 years son of B.Melgandi, resident of Saldih Basti, Post Adityapur, PS Adityapur, District Seraikella Kharsawan .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Vikash Kumar , Advocate For the State :- Mr. Satish Kr Keshri, Advocate ---- 2/15.01.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Adityapur PS Case No.233 of 2022, for offence registered under sections 341, 323, 379, 307 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Seraikella. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that in the order of the learned Sessions Judge the injury has not been disclosed and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.16 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegation of assault is there. 5. Considering that petitioners are having no criminal 2026:JHHC:1123 2 antecedent and in the order of the learned Sessions Judge injury has not been disclosed, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners. 6. Accordingly, both 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Seraikella, in connection with Adityapur PS Case No.233 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 15.01.2026 SI/