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2026:JHHC:28142 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 5194 of 2026
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1. Nandlal Yadav, aged about 60 years, son of Late Jitlal Yadav
2. Yogendra Yadav, aged about 50 years, son of Late Jitlal Yadav
3. Manti Devi, aged about 50 years, wife of Nandlal Yadav
4. Babiya Devi, aged about 40 years, wife of Yogendra Yadav
5. Tusia Kumari @ Tushi Kumari, aged about 22 years, daughter of Nandlal Yadav All are residents of Village Leruwa Dangal, P.O. and P.S. Mohanpur, District Deoghar, Jharkhand
.... .... …. Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand
.... .... .... Opposite Party
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
For the Petitioners
: Mr. Niranjan Kumar, Advocate
For the State
: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P.
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02/17.09.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Mohanpur P.S. Case No. 67 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109(1), 74, 352, 351(2), 303(2) and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Deoghar.
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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case and there are land dispute. He submits that in the FIR itself, it has been stated that the partition has taken place and false allegations are made that the petitioners were trying to stop the informant from constructing house on her portion of land. He also submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the petitioners. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioners.
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Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of assault and even outraging modesty of the informant and in view of that the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners may kindly be rejected.
5. On perusal of the FIR, it transpires that there is direct allegation against Yogendra Yadav, who is petitioner no.2 of outraging the modesty of
2026:JHHC:28142 the informant. In view of that, I am not inclined grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner no.2.
6. Accordingly, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner no.2- Yogendra Yadav, is hereby, rejected.
7. So far petitioner nos.1, 3, 4 and 5 are concerned, there are general and omnibus allegation against them and petitioner nos.3, 4 and 5 are the lady family members, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner nos.1, 3, 4 and 5.
8. Accordingly, the petitioner nos.1, 3, 4 and 5 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 Sub Divisional Mohanpur P.S. Case No. 67 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 17.09.2026 Anit
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