[ 2026:JHHC:9079] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1335 of 2026 1. Gunja Devi aged about 33 years, W/o Rinku Kumar Tanti, 2. Meera Devi @ Mira Devi aged about 55 years, W/o Mahesh Tanti, 3. Rinku Kumar Tanti aged about 38 years, S/o Mahesh Tanti, 4. Mahesh Tanti aged about 64 years, S/o Late Panchu Tanti, 5. Aditya Kumar @ Adhik Kumar aged about 18 years, S/o Rinku Kumar Tanti All are Residents of Village-Runji, P.O- Baniyadih P.S Thakurgangti, District Godda. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Anup Pawan Topno, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Piyush Krishna Choudhary, Advocate. ------ 03/ 30.03.2026 Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioner No. 4 Mahesh Tanti has already been apprehended and in view of that he is not pressing this petition on his behalf. 2. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State and learned counsel appearing for the informant have got no objection. 3. As such, this petition is dismissed as not pressed so far as petitioner No. 4 Mahesh Tanti is concerned and this petition only survives for petitioner Nos. 1 to 3 and 5. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 5. The petitioner Nos. 1 to 3 and 5 are apprehending their arrest in connection with Thakurgangti P.S. Case No. 45 of 2025, [ 2026:JHHC:9079] -2- registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 303(2), 109, 333, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Godda. 6. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the alleged occurrence was said to be taken place on 17.11.2025, wherein the FIR has been registered on 22.11.2025. He next submits that the altercation took place due to drainage of water and both the sides are neighbours. He further submits that in the order of the learned Sessions Judge, it has come that the injury is simple in nature. 7. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State and learned counsel appearing for the informant have jointly opposed the prayer and submit that the allegations are there of making assault and pursuant to that injury has been received. 8. Considering that due to drainage of water the altercation took place and both the sides are neighbours and in para-14 of the petition, it has been stated that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedents and further in the order of the learned Sessions Judge, it has come that the injury is simple in nature and in that view of the matter, the petitioner Nos. 1 to 3 and 5, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner Nos. 1 to 3 and 5 on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-30.03.2026 Amitesh/-