( 2026:JHHC:14156 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 305 of 2026 1. Santosh Pandey, aged about 40 years, son of late Munshi Pandey 2. Om Prakash Pandey @ Omprakash Pandey, aged about 38 years, son of late Munshi Pandey 3. Rambriksh Pandey, aged about 65 years, son of late Dulo Pandey 4. Sanjeet Pandey, aged about 28 years, son of Bajrangi Pandey 5. Shiv Kumar Pandey, aged about 32 years, son of Rambrikash Pandey All resident of village Pipra Ghoghar, Naitand, P.O. and P.S. Barhi, District- Hazaribagh ...... … Petitioner Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2. Informant/Victim .…. … Opposite Parties -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Shailendra Jit, Advocate For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P. 02/ 11.05.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Barhi P.S. Case No. 423 of 2021, registered under sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 325, 379, 427, 354B, 34 of I.P.C, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Hazaribag. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners and informant are agnates and due to previous land dispute petitioners have been implicated in this case. He next submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case and there are general and omnibus allegation against the accused persons of assault. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations of assault are there. 5. Looking into contents of F.I.R it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation of assault and taking documents and what are the ( 2026:JHHC:14156 ) documents, the nature of the documents has not been disclosed. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M, Hazaribag, in connection with Barhi P.S. Case No. 423 of 2021, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.11.05.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-