( 2026:JHHC:5361 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 970 of 2026 1. Pradeep Kumar, aged about 26 years, son of Ramdeo Prasad Verma 2. Bhagiya Devi, aged about 46 years, wife of Ramdev Mahto 3. Saraswati Kumari, aged about 25 years, wife of Pradeep Kumar, All are resident of village Barman Bahiyar, P.O. and P.S. Bengabad, District-Giridih (Jharkhand) ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. K.S. Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. V.S. Sahay, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Shyam Sundar Kushwaha, Advocate 02/ 24.02.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Informant. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bengabad P.S. Case No. 188 of 2025 registered under sections 126(2), 115 (2), 118(1), 118(2), 109(1), 76, 304 (2), 352, 3(5) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there are case and counter case between the parties and altercation took place due to parking space of the vehicle. He next submits that for the same incident the petitioner no.1 has also lodged F.I.R being Bengabad P.S. Case No. 189 of 2025 against the informant and others. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegation of assault against all the accused persons. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsels for the State and informant jointly oppose the prayer and submit that allegation of assault is there pursuant to that informant has received injury. 5. Looking into contents of F.I.R, it transpires that allegation of ( 2026:JHHC:5361 ) assault by axe is there against Pradeep Kumar (petitioner no.1). 6. Considering that there is direct allegation of assault by axe against the petitioner no.1 namely, Pradeep Kumar, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner no. 1. Accordingly, anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner no.1 is hereby rejected. 7. So far anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner nos. 2 and 3 are concerned, they are ladies, there are general and omnibus allegations against them and there are case and counter case between the parties, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner nos. 2 and 3. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner nos. 2 and 3 are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioner nos. 2 and 3 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, in connection with Bengabad P.S. Case No. 188 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.24.02.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-