[2026:JHHC:18849] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3445 of 2026 1. Sushil Kisku @Sunil Kisku Aged about 65 years Son of Ratu Kisku 2. Kistodas Marandi @ Kisto Das Marandi @ Kisku Das Marandi Aged about 35 years Son of Mansingh Marandi 3. Rajkumar Marandi @ Raj Kumar Marandi Aged about 27 years Son of Prameshwar Marandi 4. Lakhan Soren Aged about 26 years Son of Chudka Soren 5. Lal Marandi @ Srinath Marandi Aged about 24 years Son of Kaliram Marandi 6. Srinath Tudu Aged about 28 years Son of Shibram Tudu 7. Rajesh Tudu Aged about 31 Years Son of Shivlal Tudu 8. Tarini Marandi Aged about 60 years Wife of Shivram Murmu. 9. Ragar Marandi Aged about 78 years Son of Alma Marandi All resident of Village Latakandar, Post Office and Police Station Shikaripara, Sarasdangal, District- Dumka, Jharkhand-816103. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Anup Kumar Agarwal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 29.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Shikaripara P.S. Case No. 18 of 2024, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 342, 353, 504 and 506 of [2026:JHHC:18849] -2- the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned A.C.J.M., Dumka. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are not named in the FIR except petitioner No. 6, however, in course of investigation, the name of these petitioners have come. He next submits that the allegations are made that when the C.O. and S.D.O. of Shikaripara (Dumka) were going on, they were stopped by the villagers, however, the allegation of over act is not there 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 has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of stopping the C.O. and S.D.O. of Shikaripara (Dumka). 5. Considering that except petitioner No. 6, other petitioners are not named in the FIR and only allegations are made against these petitioners of stopping the C.O. and S.D.O. of Shikaripara (Dumka), however, there is no allegation of overt act against these petitioners and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, 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 A.C.J.M., Dumka, in connection with Shikaripara P.S. Case No. 18 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-29.06.2026 Amitesh/-