2026:JHHC:19028 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3482 of 2026 ---- Mahendra Ram, aged about 60 years, son of late Chandradeo Ram, resident of Village Balra, PO and PS Hariharganj, District Palamau .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Anurag Kashyap, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Advocate For the Informant :- Mr. Vikas Anand, Advocate ---- 2/30.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Hariharganj PS Case No.158 of 2025, for offence registered under section 126(2), 115(2), 303(2), 352, 351(2), 324(4), 74, 109, 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and section 3 and 4 of Prevention of Witchcraft (Daain) Practices Act, pending in court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that there are case and counter case between the parties, both the sides have lodged the case as both the sides have received the injury. He next submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against seven persons of assembling and assault and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel as well as the learned counsel appearing for the informant jointly oppose the prayer and submit 2026:JHHC:19028 2 that allegations of assault are there and in view of that, anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the allegations are there against seven persons of assembling and assault and so far as this petitioner is concerned, the only allegation against him is of twisting the arm and assault by fists, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the instant case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palamau, in connection with Hariharganj PS Case No.158 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 30.06.2026 SI/