2026:JHHC:13746 --1-- A.B.A. No. 2185 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2185 of 2026 ---- 1. Sujata Devi @ Sujita Devi @ Suchita Devi @ Ruchita Devi Aged about 32 years, W/o Domi Yadav 2. Priti Kumari, aged about 23 years, wife of Chamaklal Yadav Both are R/o village – Khatti, PO and PS – Kharthi, District – Godda, Jharkhand .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Jitendra Tripathi, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Arup Kr. Dey, Advocate ---- 02/07.05.2026 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 Belbadda P.S. Case No.08 of 2026, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 118(1), 109(1), 74, 303(2), 352, 351(3) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the allegation of assault is there against other co-accused persons and pursuant to that informant has received the injury. He further submits that the petitioners are lady members of family. He then submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.05 of the petition. 2026:JHHC:13746 --2-- A.B.A. No. 2185 of 2026 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioners are named in the FIR and in view of that the anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the allegation of assault is there against other co-accused persons and so far these petitioners are concerned the allegation of assault is not there and the petitioners are wives of other two accused persons and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.05 of the petition, 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Godda in connection with Belbadda P.S. Case No.08 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 07.05.2026 Sangam/