2026:JHHC:2728 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.557 of 2026 Sunaina Devi, aged about-55 years, W/o Banshi Yadav, Resident of village- Raro Pathlahi Tola, P.O.- Raro, P.S.- Dandai, District - Garhwa (Jharkhand) …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sardhu Mahto, APP ------ 2/03.02.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dandai P.S. Case No. 131/2025, registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 352, 351(2), 3(5) of B.N.S. and section ¾ of Prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices Act, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a lady and the entire family members have been made accused and the allegations of assault are there against Birendra Yadav and Banshi Yadav and Birendra Yadav has surrendered. He also submits that there is no criminal antecedent against the petitioner as disclosed in in para 14 of the petition and the altercation took place due to domestic dispute. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioner of assault. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR, it transpires that the main allegation is there against the Birendra Yadav and Banshi Yadav and 2026:JHHC:2728 2 it has been pointed out that Birendra Yadav has surrendered before the learned court and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedents as disclosed in para 14 of the petition. In that view of the matter, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and condition or sureties, the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 03.02.2026 R.Kumar