2026:JHHC:19791 --1-- A.B.A. No. 3539 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3539 of 2026 ---- Puja Kumari, age about 20 years, wife of Sri Pappu Kumar Yadav @ Pappu Yadav, resident of village – Makari, PO – Makari, PS – Bhawanathpur, District – Garhwa .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Manoj Kr. No.2, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Sunil Kr. Dubey, Advocate ---- 02/06.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing for the State through V.C. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bhawnathpur P.S. Case No.183 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 117(2), 351(2), 351(3), 352 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Nagar Untari, Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there are case and counter case and the altercation took place when the demarcation date was fixed for land. He further submits that even the injury is said to be simple. He then submits that in identical situation co-accused person has already been granted anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in A.B.A. 2026:JHHC:19791 --2-- A.B.A. No. 3539 of 2026 No.2737 of 2026. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State through V.C. opposed the prayer and submits that allegations are there of assault and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that there are case and counter case and the injury is said to be simple and in identical situation co-accused person has already been granted anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the aforesaid A.B.A. and further the petitioner happened to be lady, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the 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 the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Nagar Untari, Garhwa in connection with Bhawnathpur P.S. Case No.183 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 06.07.2026 Sangam/