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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 3224 of 2026
1. Suman Kumar, aged about 37 years, son of Jitendra Kumar Singh, resident of village- Satdiha, P.O.- Sarmatand, P.S.- Jainagar, District- Koderma.
2. Dolly Kumari, aged about 27 years, wife of Anand Ray, resident of village- Katiya, P.O.- Parasabad, P.S.- Jainagar, District- Koderma.
..... … Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand
..... … Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate. For the State
: Mr. N.K. Ganjhu, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Pran Pranay, Advocate. ------ 03/ 22.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned A.P.P for the State and learned counsel appearing for the informant.
2.
The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Jainagar P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 109(1), 351(2), 352/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Koderma.
3.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. He next submits that the husband of petitioner No. 2 runs a school and the altercation took place due to sending a boy on electric rickshaw to the house. He then submits that the husband of petitioner No. 2 has already been taken into custody. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against these petitioners. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioners.
4.
Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State and learned counsel
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appearing for the informant jointly opposed the prayer and submit that there is direct allegation against the petitioner No. 1 of making assault, pursuant to that grievous injury has been received by the informant and the allegations of torture are also there.
5.
There is direct allegation against the petitioner No. 1 of making assault and pursuant to that the grievous injury has been received by the informant, as such, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner No. 1. As such, his prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected.
6.
So far as petitioner No. 2 is concerned, only allegation is made against her of handing over the knife to petitioner No. 1 and threatening and 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 No. 2, 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 Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Koderma, in connection with Jainagar P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-22.06.2026 Amitesh/-