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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 3178 of 2026
Raj Kumar Yadav, aged about 32 years, Son of Banaji Mahto, R/o Village-Baljora, P.O. and P.S. Rikhia, District Deoghar.
..... … Petitioner
Versus The State of Jharkhand
..... … Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Prashant Kumar Rai, Advocate. For the State
: Mr. Praful Jojo, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 18.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2.
The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Rikhiya P.S. Case No. 33 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 109(1), 117(2), 352, 303(2), 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Deoghar.
3.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the son of the informant and his elder brother has conspired against this petitioner and false allegations have been made against him. He next submits that when the petitioner was erecting the boundary wall, his elder brother has demolished the same and due to which, the injury has been received by the father of this petitioner. He further submits that false allegation is made of making injury upon the informant by iron rod. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner.
4.
Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be the son of the informant and the allegation is there of making assault upon his father.
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On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected.
5.
In the FIR, it has been alleged that the petitioner was erecting the boundary wall and this fact has been stated by the informant and the petitioner is said to be the son of the informant and it has been pointed out that while the said boundary wall has been demolished by the elder brother of the petitioner, due to which, the father of this petitioner has sustained injury, however, the injury is said to be simple in nature, where in the FIR, allegations are made of making assault by the petitioner upon the informant by iron rod.
6.
In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, above named.
7.
Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Deoghar, in connection with Rikhiya P.S. Case No. 33 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-18.06.2026 Amitesh/-