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2026 DAILYLAW 3968 (JHR)

BHULANI DEVI v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

A.B.A./408/2026 · 2026-01-27

Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

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2026:JHHC:1939 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.408 of 2026 1. Bhulani Devi (aged about 51 years) wife of Kishun Mahto, 2. Rina Devi, (aged about 33 years) wife of Sudhar Pd Verma @ Sudhir Prasad Verma, 3. Jira Devi (aged about 47 years) wife of Taleshwar Mahto, All are the resident of village Parwatraydih, P.O. Manikbad, P.S Hirodih, Dist Giridih …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Ram Lakhan Yadav, Advocate Mr. Karuna Nidihi Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Lily Sahay, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Rahul Ranjan, Advocate ------ 2/27.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Hirodih P.S case No.105/2025 registered U/S 76, 115(2), 126(2), 117(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 351(2), 352, 3(5) B.N.S, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate,1st Class, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the lady members of the family and they have been falsely implicated in this case and the altercation took place while the other side was cutting the bamboo of the petitioners. He also submits that the injuries have been received by both the sides, however, the petitioners’ side has not lodged the case. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State and informant have jointly opposed the prayer and submit that the allegations are there of assault and pursuant to that the grievous injury has been received by the informant. 2026:JHHC:1939 2 5. Considering that the petitioners are the lady members of the family and it transpires from the FIR that there are general and omnibus allegation of assault against all the accused. It is not clear that pursuant to whose assault, such injury has been received by the informant, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners above named are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of their surrender / arrest, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate,1st Class, Giridih, in connection with Hirodih P.S case no 105/2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 27.01.2026 R.Kumar