[2026:JHHC:20953] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3920 of 2026 1. Anil Digar, aged about 61 years, son of Dulal Digar, resident of village- Tantri, P.O.- Tupkadih, P.S.-Jaridih, District- Bokaro. 2. Niranjan Thakur @ Niranjan Sharma, aged about 36 years, son of Ram Jivan Sharma, resident of village & P.O.- Singhrawan, P.S. & District- Hazaribagh. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Randhir Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. V.K. Vashistha, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 15.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Jaridih P.S. Case No. 169 of 2021 corresponding to G.R. No. 1256 of 2021, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 353, 295-A, 427, 332 and 333 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned Additional Judicial Magistrate, Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case and on the fateful day, the altercation took place between both the sides, due to teasing of a girl and that has happened during the festival of Durga Puja. He next submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against these petitioners and indulging in such incident, the allegations are made against 40-50 persons from both the sides. He then submits that petitioner No. 1 is the President of the Durga Puja Samiti and petitioner No. 2 is a barber, who is having the shop nearby the place of [2026:JHHC:20953] -2- incident. He also submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-19 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioners. 4. Learned A.P.P appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of entering into the altercation with the duty Magistrate and the police. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. In the FIR, there are general and omnibus allegations against the accused persons and 40-50 persons from both the sides were assembled and they are indulged in the altercation due to teasing of a girl of the side of the petitioners. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 7. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, 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 the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Judicial Magistrate, Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Jaridih P.S. Case No. 169 of 2021 corresponding to G.R. No. 1256 of 2021, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-15.07.2026 Amitesh/-