2026:JHHC:18834 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3422 of 2026 ------ 1. Kavita Devi, aged about 42 years, wife of Bhim Mistri, resident of Village Chordiha, P.O. and P.S. Jarmundi, District Dumka 2. Sadhiya Devi @ Sadiya Devi, aged about 40 years, wife of Bhagirath Mistri, resident of Village Chordiha, P.O. and P.S. Jarmundi, District Dumka .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Azeemuddin, A.P.P. ------ 02/29.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Jarmundi P.S. Case No.110 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 109(1), 117(2), 303(1), 324(2), 352 and 329(3) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dumka. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the lady members of the family and the entire family members have been made accused. He further submits that the altercation took place due to the land dispute and there are case and counter case between the parties. He next submits that both the sides have received injuries. He also submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 14 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations of assault are there and in view of that the anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the altercation took place due to the land dispute and there are case and counter case between the parties and further injuries have been received by both the sides and the entire family members have been implicated and the petitioners are said to be lady members of the family and petitioners are having no criminal antecedent as 2026:JHHC:18834 disclosed in para 14 of the petition, in the attending facts and circumstances, 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 two weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Dumka, in connection with Jarmundi P.S. Case No. 110 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 29.06.2026 Anit Uploaded 30.06.2026