( 2026:JHHC:21888 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3994 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3994 of 2026 1. Manager Ray, aged about 55 years, son of Tega Bahadur Ray 2. Suraj Yadav @ Suraj Kumar, aged about 33 years, son of Manager Ray 3. Sonu Yadav @ Sonu Kumar Yadav, aged about 25 years, son of Manager Ray 4. Pappu Yadav @ Pappu Kumar Yadav, aged about 33 years, son of Manager Ray All residents of Babudih, P.O. Bishunpur, P.S. Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Rohan Mazumdar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhay Kumar Tiwari, A.P.P. ----- 02/24.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Dhanbad P.S. Case No.49 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 190, 191(2), 115(2), 126(2), 109(1), 324(2), 303(2), 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the altercation took place in marriage party on the spur of moment. He next submits that there is general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons of assault. He also submits that one injury is found to be simple and nature of another injury is not disclosed in the order of the learned Additional Sessions Judge. He further submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 16 of this application. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. ( 2026:JHHC:21888 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3994 of 2026 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations of assault are there and in view of that, the prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that the altercation took place in the marriage party on the spur of moment due to some dispute and in the FIR, there is general and omnibus allegation of assault against all the accused persons and one of the injury is said to be simple and another injury’s nature is not disclosed in the order of the learned Additional Sessions Judge and the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 16 of this application and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad in connection with Dhanbad P.S. Case No.49 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 24th July, 2026 Ajay/