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( 2026:JHHC:22369 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4109 of 2026
1. Sheikh Kausar, aged about 18 years, son of Sheikh Tasaur @ Shekh Tasaur
2. Raunak Siddiki @ Sheikh Raunak, aged about 19 years,
3. Sheikh Roksad @ Sheikh Roksad, aged about 21 years son of Shiekh Khursid
4. Sheikh Ajmat, aged about 24 years son of Sheikh Tasaur
5. Sheikh Junaid, aged about 35 years, son of Sheikh Jasmuddin All residents of village-Gurdi, PO. And P.S. Garhwa, District-Garhwa, Jharkhand ...... … Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners
:Mr. A.K. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Arup Kr. Dey, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Awadhesh Kr. Pandey, Advocate
02/ 29.07.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Garhwa(Town) P.S. Case No. 219/2026 registered under sections 109(1), 118(1), 191(2), 191(3), 190, 351(2), 352, 115(2), 126(2), 117(2) of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners and informant are agnates and altercation took place due to land dispute. He next submits that although allegations of assault are there, however, so far these petitioners are concerned, there are general and omnibus allegation of assault. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail.
4.
Learned counsels for the State and informant jointly oppose the prayer and submit that there are direct allegation of assault and pursuant to that injury has been received and in view of that anticipatory bail of the petitioners may kindly be rejected.
( 2026:JHHC:22369 )
5.
On perusal of F.I.R, it transpires that there are direct allegation of assault against Sheikh Tanauar and Sheikh Kudush by means of sword and gadasha and so far these petitioners are concerned there are general and omnibus allegation of assault. It has been pointed out that there is land dispute between the parties and both the parties are agnates.
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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Garhwa, in connection with Garhwa(Town) P.S. Case No. 219/2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023.
Dt.29.07.2026
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-