2026:JHHC:20818 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3823 of 2026 ---- 1.Narayan Mandal, aged about 66 years, son of Kanhai Mandal, resident of Village Shali, PO and PS Hirodih, District Giridih 2.Karu Mandal @ Sahdeo Mandal, aged about 32 years, son of Narayan Mandal, resident of Village Shali, PO and PS Hirodih, District Giridih .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Anjani Nandan, Advocate For the State :- Ms. Sushma Aind, Advocate ---- 2/14.07.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bokaro Thermal PS Case No.111 of 2024, for offence registered under section 103(1), 238, 351(3), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners are the father-in-law and brother-in-law respectively of the deceased and the allegations are made that Munwa Devi who happened to be first wife of the deceased and she was taking care of the husband who was ill and the informant is the second wife of the deceased and after his ailment, the informant was not residing with the deceased. He next submits that in the case diary, the witnesses have supported the case of the first wife and the first wife,namely, Munwa Devi has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA 2026:JHHC:20818 2 No.4474 of 2025. 4. Learned State counsel submits that in the order of this Court, in ABA No.4474 of 2025, it has come that independent witnesses have supported the case of the first wife 5. Considering that the first wife has been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid and in the case diary it has come that independent witnesses have supported the case of the first wife and the petitioners are father-in-law and brother-in-law of the deceased who happened to be husband of the first wife (Munwa Devi), I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to both the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, both the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of their surrender/arrest, both the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Bokaro Thermal PS Case No.111 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 14.07.2026 SI/