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2026 DAILYLAW 19250 (JHR)

HIRA CHOUDHARY @ HIRA KUMAR v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./3628/2026 · 2026-07-07

Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

Public Interest Litigationbody2026

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( 2026:JHHC:19872 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3628 of 2026 1. Hira Choudhary @ Hira Kumar, son of Shri Laljit Choudhary, aged about 18 years 2. Nimod Singh @ Nimod Kumar Singh, son of Shri Siyaram Singh, aged about 33 years 3. Sunil Choudhary @ Mithun Kumar Choudhary, son of Shri Bhuwali Choudhary, aged about 30 years, All residents of village-Gopalpur Pillhar Tola, P.O. Sahibganj, P.S. Ganga Nadi, District-Sahibganj (Jharkhand) ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Santosh Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Achinto Sen, A.P.P. 02/ 07.07.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Ganga Nadi P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, registered under sections 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 117(2), 109(1), 74, 352, 351(2) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned C.J.M, Sahibganj. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. He next submits that petitioners have gone to the place of informant for demanding money for their labour work as it was not paid. He next submits that there are general and omnibus allegations so far these petitioners are concerned and allegations of assault are there against Ajay Choudhary and Ravi Choudhary. He submits that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 9 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that petitioners were also present on the spot. ( 2026:JHHC:19872 ) 5. In the F.I.R there are general and omnibus allegations of assault so far these petitioners are concerned and allegations of assault are there against Ajay Choudhary and Ravi Choudhary. The petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 9 of the petition. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners 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 C.J.M, Sahibganj, in connection with Ganga Nadi P.S. Case No. 12 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.07.07.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-