[2026:JHHC:28146] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5248 of 2026 1. Pramod Kumar Paswan @ Pramod Paswan, aged about 21 years, S/O- Chandrama Paswan, 2. Subodh Kumar Paswan, aged about 30 years, S/O- Chandrama Paswan, 3. Chandrama Paswan, aged about 51 years, S/O- Bihari Paswan, All are R/O- Bhuia Patti, Near Hanuman Mandir, Anugrah Nagar, P.O. & P.S.- Dhansar, District- Dhanbad, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Bhaswat Prakash, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 17.09.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Dhansar P.S. Case No. 109 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 127(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the altercation took place between both the sides due to flowing of water on the public path and there are case and counter case. He next submits that there are case and counter case and further allegations are general and omnibus. He further submits that the date of alleged occurrence is 05.07.2026, wherein the FIR has been lodged on 12.07.2026. He also submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-28 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may [2026:JHHC:28146] -2- kindly be provided to the petitioners. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of making assault and pursuant to that the injury has been received by the informant. On these grounds, he submits that prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. On perusal of the FIR, it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegations against all the accused persons of making assault and it has been pointed out that the altercation took place due to flowing of the water on the public path and further there are case and counter case between the parties and the date of alleged occurrence is 05.07.2026, wherein the FIR has been lodged on 12.07.2026 and the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-28 of the petition. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, above named. 7. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad, in connection with Dhansar P.S. Case No. 109 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 Amitesh/-