( 2026:JHHC:27228 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5031 of 2026 1. Deepak Mahto @ Deepak Kumar Mahto, aged about 27 years, son of Mahaveer Mahto @ Mahavir Mahto 2. Draupati Devi @ Dropati Devi, aged about 49 years, wife of Mahaveer Mahto @ Mahavir Mahto 3. Usha Kumari, aged about 30 years, daughter of Mahaveer Mahto@ Mahavir Mahto All residents of village-Dhori Basti Raja Bera, P.O. Phusro, P.S. Bermo, District-Bokaro (Jharkhand) ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Someshwar Roy, A.P.P 02/ 10.09.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bermo P.S. Case No. 77 of 2026, registered under sections 115(2), 126(2), 109(1), 303(2) 352, 351(2), 3(5) of BNS, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Bermo at Tenughat. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. He next submits that altercation took place due to land dispute. He next submits that there are general and omnibus allegations. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that there is direct allegation of assault against petitioner no.1 and pursuant to that grievous injury has been received by the sister-in-law of the informant. 5. On perusal of F.I.R. it transpires that there is direct allegation of assault against the petitioner no.1 and one Bapi Mahto and pursuant to that sister-in-law of the informant has received injury. In view of that I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner no.1. Accordingly, the prayer of anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner no.1 namely, Deepak Mahto @ Deepak Kumar Mahto, is hereby rejected. 5. So far prayer of anticipatory bail on behalf of petitioner nos.2 and 3 are concerned, they are ladies members and it has been pointed out ( 2026:JHHC:27228 ) that due to land dispute altercation took place and only allegation of assault against the petitioner no.3 is that she has assaulted on leg, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner nos. 2 and 3. Accordingly, the petitioner nos. 2 and 3 namely, Draupati Devi @ Dropati Devi and Usha Kumari are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioner nos. 2 and 3 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, Bermo at Tenughat, in connection with Bermo P.S. Case No. 77 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dt. 10.09.2026 satyarthi-