2026:JHHC:1604 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.300 of 2026 1. Shailendra Choudhary @ Shailendra Kumar Choudhary Aged about 37 years son of Girija Choudhary 2. Ramlal Choudhary aged about 57 years son of Aditya Choudhary 3. Mukesh Choudhary @ Mukesh Kumar Choudhary aged about 30 years son of Ramlal Choudhary 4. Sukhdev Choudhary aged about 35 years Son of Ramlal Choudhary All residents of village Dubey Marhatiya P.O. Tildag, Police Station- Garhwa …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Santosh Kr. Shukla, A.P.P. ------ 2/21.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No.363 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109(1), 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that both the sides are resident of same village and the altercation took place due to land dispute. He further submits that there are case and counter case between the parties and due to assault made by the informant’s side one of the person from the side of the petitioners has died. He then submits that all the family members have been made accused including the ladies members. He next submits that first case has been lodged by the petitioners’ side. He also submits that six of the ladies has also been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.234 of 2026:JHHC:1604 2 2026. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioners of assault. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR, it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation of assault against all the family members and they are said to be the family members of Ramlal Choudhary and Ramlal Choudhary has lodged the case against the informant and others of the present case and in the case lodged by the Ramlal Chaudhary his wife has died and there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners and six of the ladies have been granted anticipatory bail in aforesaid ABA, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, 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 petitioners, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No.363 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 21.01.2026 R.Kumar