IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 793 of 2026 1. Nagendra Manjhi, aged about 32 years, son of Jyotish Manjhi 2. Jyotish Manjhi, aged about 31 years, son of late Banarasi Majhi Both residents of village-Hasua Tola, P.O. and P.S. Pathargama, District- Godda ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. S.P. Roy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Tarun Kumar, Advocate. 02/ 12.02.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Pathargama P.S. Case No. 164 of 2025, registered under sections 126(2)/115(2)/109/352/3(5) of BNS, 2023 and under section 3/4 of Prevention of Witch Craft Practices Act, 2001, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Godda. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners and informant are agnates and by relation petitioners are uncle and nephew of the informant. He next submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case and injury is simple in nature. He next submits that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 15 of the petition. 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. Considering that petitioners and informant are agnates and it has been pointed out that altercation took place due to land dispute. The petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 15 of the petition. 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, Godda, in connection with Pathargama P.S. Case No. 164 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.12.02.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-