[ 2026:JHHC:8711] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1173 of 2026 1. Pankaj Kumar Mahto, Aged about 27 years, S/O- Ashok Mahto, 2. Sita Ram Mahto, Aged about 46 Years, S/O-Adu Mahto, 3. Bunty Kumar @ Kapil Kumar @ Banti Mahto, Aged about 24 years, S/O- Ravikant Kushwaha, 4. Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Kushwaha, Aged about 23 years, S/O- Ravikant Kushwaha All the R/O -Lukaiya, P.O- Utasara P.S- Petarwar, Dist-Bokaro, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand. ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Ruby Pandey, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 26.03.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Petarwar P.S. Case No. 130 of 2024, registered for the offences under Sections 189(2), 190, 121(1), 132 and 352 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that in a road accident, one person has died, pursuant to that agitations were made by the villagers and further it has been alleged that they have obstructed the public servants in discharging their official duty. He next submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent and [ 2026:JHHC:8711] -2- disclosure to that effect has been made in para-11 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there to obstruct the public servants from discharging their official duty. 5. Considering that agitations were being made arising out of a road accident, in which, one person has died and further there are general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons, in that view of the matter, the petitioners, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-26.03.2026 Amitesh/-