2026:JHHC:16615 --1-- A.B.A. No. 2966 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2966 of 2026 ---- 1. Arun Mandal, aged about 45 years, S/o Shiv Prasad Mandal, R/o village – Rajpura, PO – Ghatkurmani, PS – Godda, District – Godda 2. Narayan Mandal @ Narayan Kumar Mandal, aged about 21 years, S/o Arun Mandal, R/o village – Rajpura, PO – Ghatkurmani, PS – Godda, District - Godda .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Lukesh Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rakesh Kr. Sinha, Advocate For the Informant :- Mr. Manoj Kr. Sah, Advocate ---- 02/10.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned counsel appearing for the State as well as learned counsel appearing for the Informant. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Godda (M) P.S. Case No.49 of 2026, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2), 109, 303(2), 117(2), 352 and 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that there is land dispute between the parties and the petitioners and informant are agnates. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners of assault. He then submits that injury has also been received by the father of informant. He next submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph 2026:JHHC:16615 --2-- A.B.A. No. 2966 of 2026 No.15 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State and Informant jointly opposed the prayer and submits that allegation of assault is there pursuant to that injury has been received by the father of informant and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons of assault and it is not clear that pursuant to whose assault the said injury has been received by the father of informant and there is land dispute between the parties and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.15 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Godda in connection with Godda (M) P.S. Case No.49 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 10.06.2026 Sangam/