( 2026:JHHC:7920 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 1032 of 2026 1. Bhuneshwar Singh, aged about 66 years, son of Ram Awatar Singh 2. Vijemal Pal @ Vijaymal Pal, aged about 75 years, son of Ramdeo Pal 3. Dinesh Pal, aged about 36 years, son of Vijemal Pal @ Vijaymal Pal 4. Sudhir Pal, aged 33 years, son of Vijemal Pal @ Vijaymal Pal, All residents of village and P.O. Makari, P.S. Bhawnathpur, District- Garhwa, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Sheo Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sardhu Mahto, A.P.p. 02/ 20.03.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bhawnathpur P.S. Case No. 180/2025, registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109, 351(2) (3), 3(5) of BNS and 3/4 of Prevention of Witch Craft Act, pending in the Court of learned J.M. Ist Class, Nagar Untari, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there are case and counter case between the parties and both sides have received injury. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons. He further submits that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 17 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 of assault are there. 5. Considering that there are case and counter case between the parties, there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused ( 2026:JHHC:7920 ) persons and petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 17 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners 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 J.M. Ist Class, Nagar Untari, Garhwa, in connection with Bhawnathpur P.S. Case No. 180/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.20.03.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-