[2026:JHHC:25174] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4762 of 2026 1. Prem Lal Mahto, aged about 60 years, S/o- Sugdev Mahto, 2. Sohit Kumar @ Sohil Kumar @ Sohil Kumar Mahto, aged about 35 years, S/o- Late Sudhir Mahto, 3. Sunita Devi, aged about 50 years, W/o- Prem Lal Mahto, All residents of village- Nipaniya, Bathantand, P.O. & P.S.- Godda (M), District- Godda, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Aashutosh Prasad Deo, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Sushma Aind, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 20.08.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Godda (M) P.S. Case No. 80 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 115(2), 117(2), 76, 303(2), 126(2), 127(2), 109 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners and the informant side are neighbours and altercation took place due to land dispute. He next submits that there are case and counter case and the petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 have received grievous injury and the informant side have received simple injury. 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 [2026:JHHC:25174] -2- prayer and submits that the allegations are there of making assault. On this ground, she submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. On perusal of the FIR, it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation and the altercation took place due to land dispute and further there are case and counter case between the parties and further petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 have received grievous injury and the informant side have received simple injury and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, above named. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, named above, 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, Godda, in connection with Godda (M) P.S. Case No. 80 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-20.08.2026 Amitesh/-