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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4904 of 2026
1. Sharda Devi, aged about 38 years, wife of Bharat Rajak
2. Anmol Rajak @ Anmol Kumar Rajak, aged about 19 years, son of Bharat Rajak
3. Ratan Rajak, aged about 18 years, son of Bharat Rajak 1 to 3 are residents of village-Fatehpur, P.O. and P.S. Fatehpur, District-Jamtara
4. Rahul Rajak @ Rahul Kumar Rajak, aged about 35 years, son of Sita Ram Rajak, resident of Sarai Road, Sonwadangal, P.O. Dumka, P.S. Masalia, District-Dumka ...... … Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Ashutosh Pd. Joshi, Advocate (through V.C.) For the State : Mr. Subodh Kr. Dubey, Spl.P.P.
02/ 29.08.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners appearing through video conferencing and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 17 of 2026, registered under sections 126 (2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 352, 351(2), 3(5) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Jamtara.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioners appearing through video conferencing submits that petitioner no.1 namely Bharat Rajak and the informant are full brothers and a long standing land dispute has persisted between the parties due to which altercation took place. He next submits that the occurrence is said to be occurred on 23.05.2026 wherein the F.I.R. has been lodged on 25.05.2026. He next submits that on 23.05.2026 the informant attempted to forcibly construct a wall by encroaching upon a certain portion of joint land situated adjacent to petitioner no.1 to 3 house for that objection was made by the petitioners for that altercation took place. He further submits that injury is found to be simple in nature. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of
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anticipatory bail.
4.
Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations of assault are there.
5.
Considering that informant is full brother of the husband of petitioner no.1, there is land dispute and for making objection by the petitioners in construction of boundary wall by the informant altercation took place and injury has been found to be simple in nature and 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 S.D.J.M, Jamtara, in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 17 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S,
2023.
Dt.29.08.2026
( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-