2026:JHHC:14586 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2484 of 2026 ------ 1. Bitimay Soren, aged about 36 years, wife of Bhima Soren 2. Talabiti Tudu @ Talabiti Soren, aged about 37 years, wife of Bihari Murmu 3. Sabitri Murmu @ Sawitri Murmu, aged about 36 years, wife of Jatan Baskey All are resident of Babupur, Kasi Tola, P.O. Lalmatiya, P.S. Lalmatiya, District Godda, Jhakhand .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Mr. Anup Kumar Agarwal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P. ------ 02/13.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Lalmatiya P.S. Case No.80 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 132, 262, 121(1), 121(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 127(2), 125(a), 352 and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the police has gone to arrest Biradar Marandi and the allegations are made that his wife has called other villagers and in pursuant to that 30 to 40 persons assembled there and made altercation with the police. He next submits that the petitioners are ladies and they are having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 18 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of altercation with the police officials. 5. Looking to the contents of the FIR, it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons and villagers have assembled pursuant to call made by the wife of Biradar Marandi and the petitioners are ladies and they are having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 18 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda, in connection with Lalmatiya P.S. Case No.80 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 14.05.2026