2026:JHHC:381 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 21 of 2026 ---- 1.Jagdish Yadav, son of Gunjan Yadav, aged about 48 years 2.Hira Dey @ Hiralal Dey, son of Sanatan Dey aged about 38 years 3.Bablu Yadav @ Bablu Mandal, son of Vijay Kumar Mahto, aged about 28 years, 4.Ghanshyam Ray @ Ghanshyam Singh @ Batul Singh, son of Lakhan Ray, aged about 58 years 5.Manoj Singh @ Maghu Singh, son of Janki Singh aged about 37 years 6.Raghu Nandan Thakur, son of Lakhan Thakur aged about 37 years, All are residents of Village Laharjori, PO Karanjo, PS Margomunda, District Deoghar .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Lakhan Chandra Roy, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate ---- 4/08.01.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Margomunda P.S. Case No. 67 of 2025, registered under sections 109(1), 132, 121(1), 121(2), 332(a), 191(2), 191(3), 190, 326(f), 303(2), 62, 61(2), 285, 221, 125(a), 125(b), 224, 127(2), 352, 351(2), 351(3) of BNS, 2023 of the I.P.C, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Madhupur. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons and allegations are made that 450-500 persons were assembled at the place 2026:JHHC:381 2 of occurrence and they were demanding compensation amount of Rs.10,00,000/- for that altercation took place. He submits that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 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 are there of pelting stone upon the police. 5. Considering that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons and allegations are made that 450-500 persons were assembled at the place of occurrence and petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within four weeks from today and in the event of their surrender/ arrest, the petitioners, above named, 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Madhupur, in connection with Margomunda P.S. Case No. 67 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 08.01.2026 SI/