2026:JHHC:4498 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.886 of 2026 1. Kamlesh Mandal, aged about 22 years, s/o Babulal Mandal, resident of village Dhobna, P.O. & P.S. Jamtara, District Jamtara; 2. Jaydev Mandal, aged about 33 Years, s/o Naren Mandal, resident of village Kushiyara, P.O and P.S.- Mihijam, district- Jamtara; 3. Ambar Mandal, aged about 63 years, s/o Hagku Mandal, Resident of village Murgatona, P.O. and P.S Mihijam, district- Jamtara …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Kaushik Sarkhel, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shashi Kr. Verma, A.P.P. ------ 2/17.02.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the supplementary affidavit has not been filed as the matter is on Board. In view of such submission, the said supplementary affidavit is taken on record. 3. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest connection with Jamtara P.S. Case No. 117 of 2025, registered under sections 191(2) 190,115(2),126(2),109,324(4)(5),333,303(2),352,351(2)(3) of the B.N.S. 2023 (329, 149, 323, 341, 307, 427, 452, 379, 504, 503 of IPC), pending in the court of learned C.J.M, Jamtara. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the mother of the petitioner No.1 has gone to the village pond for taking bath, where the informant and one Manjit Mandal looking to her with bad intention, upon which the mother of the petitioner No.1 protested the informant and Manjit Mandal and the said persons abused her with vulgar language, thereafter the mother of the petitioner has narrated the whole story to him and his father and when the petitioners asked the informant and Manjit 2026:JHHC:4498 2 Mandal for such heinous behaviour, they started assaulting the petitioners. He further submits that on this allegation, the petitioners’ side has lodged the FIR. However, the present FIR has been lodged against the petitioners that the petitioners have entered into the shop of the informant and have assaulted. He further submits that the petitioners and the informant side are the villagers of the same village and there are case and counter case. He next submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedents as disclosed in Para 14 of the petition. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of assault and injury has also been received. 6. Considering that there are case and counter case between the parties and the case lodged against the petitioners’ side and the allegation is made of looking to the mother of the petitioner No.1 with bad intention. However, in the present FIR the allegation against the petitioners are there, that the petitioners have entered into the shop of the informant and assaulted. Both the sides are the residents of same village and the petitioners have no criminal antecedents as disclosed in Para 14, in that view of the matter, the petitioners above named are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on such terms and condition and sureties, the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 17.02.2026 R.Kumar