[ 2026:JHHC:20095] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3724 of 2026 1. Chandan Kumar Baitha aged about 29 Years, son of Shankar Baitha, 2. Shankar Baitha aged about 60 Years, son of Late Radha Baitha, Both resident of Village-Barewa, P.O. & P.S. Haidarnagar, District- Palamau (Jharkhand) Pin- 822115. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. B.N. Ojha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Subodh Kumar Dubey, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 08.07.2026 Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner No. 1 has already been apprehended, in view of that, he is not pressing this anticipatory bail application on his behalf. 2. In view of his such submission, this anticipatory bail application on behalf of petitioner No. 1 is dismissed as not pressed. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner No. 2 and learned A.P.P for the State. 4. The petitioner No. 2 is apprehending his arrest in connection with Haidarnagar P.S. Case No. 22 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 127(2), 115(2), 118(1), 117(2), 118(2), 109(1) & 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Palamau. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner No. 2 submits that the date of alleged occurrence was 21.03.2026, however, the FIR has been lodged on 27.03.2023. He next submits that the altercation took place due to drainage of water and there are case and counter case between the parties. He further submits that the petitioner’s side has also lodged [ 2026:JHHC:20095] -2- the FIR against the informant side. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioner. 6. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that allegations are there of making assault and the injury has been received by the informant, his wife and his son. On this ground, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 7. In the FIR, there are general and omnibus allegation of making assault and further there are case and counter case between the parties and both the sides are neighbours and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner No. 2, above named. 86. Accordingly, the petitioner No. 2, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner No. 2 shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Palamau, in connection with Haidarnagar P.S. Case No. 22 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-08.07.2026 Amitesh/-