2026:JHHC:1944 --1-- A.B.A. No. 393 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 393 of 2026 ---- 1. Mantu Yadav, aged about 25 years, son of Vijay Yadav 2. Rekha Devi @ Rekha Kumari, aged about 23 years, wife of Mantu Yadav, resident of P1 and P2, village – Gudke, PO and PS – Gidhour, District – Chatra 3. Mamta Devi @ Mamta Kumari, aged about 22 years, wife of Deepak Yadav 4. Sanju Devi, aged about 50 years, wife of Late Rajendra Yadav All are resident of village – Kubri, Majganva, PO and PS – Gidhour, District - Chatra .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Fahad Allam, Advocate ---- 05/27.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No.02 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 118(2), 109(1), 74, 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners happened to be lady members of one of the family and the altercation took place due to land dispute between the parties and both the sides are agnates. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against the petitioners of assault. 2026:JHHC:1944 --2-- A.B.A. No. 393 of 2026 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that serious allegation is there against the petitioners. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR it transpires that allegation of assault is there against petitioner No.1 namely Mantu Yadav and in that view of the matter I am not inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner No.1 namely Mantu Yadav. Hence, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner No.1 namely Mantu Yadav is hereby rejected. 6. So far petitioner Nos.2 to 4 are concerned, they are lady members of the said family and there are general and omnibus allegation against them of assault and in view of that I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner Nos.2 to 4 namely Rekha Devi @ Rekha Kumari, Mamta Devi @ Mamta Kumari and Sanju Devi respectively. 7. Accordingly, the petitioner Nos.2 to 4, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioner Nos.2 to 4, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Chatra in connection with Gidhour P.S. Case No.02 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 27.01.2026 Sangam/