2026:JHHC:5858 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 152 of 2026 Bittu Mahto @ Bittu Kumar, S/o Shankar Mahto, R/o Village-Bhura, PO-Patharda, PS-Sarath, District-Deoghar... … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sakuni Devi, W/o Late Sanichar Mahto, R/o Village-Bhura, PO- Patharda, PS-Sarath, District-Deoghar... … Opposite Parties CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Bhanu Kumar No. 1, Advocate For the State : Mr. Someshwar Roy, A.P.P For the Opp. Party No. 2 : Mr. Avishek Chandra, Advocate ----- 04/27.02.2026 The petitioner apprehending his arrest for the offences punishable under Sections 341/323/325/307/504/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, has prayed for grant of anticipatory bail. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s prayer for grant of anticipatory bail was earlier rejected by this Court vide order dated 03.12.2024 passed in A.B.A. No. 4237 of 2024. By way of present application, the petitioner has renewed his prayer for grant of anticipatory bail primarily due to the reason that the dispute between the petitioner and the opposite party no. 2 (the victim) has been amicably settled outside court. The alleged occurrence has been taken place due to the land dispute between them. Hence, the petitioner’s prayer for grant of anticipatory bail may be considered in view of the said subsequent development. It is also stated that during the intervening period, the informant – Sanichar Mahto has died on 27.07.2025 due to ailment. 3. Mr. Avishek Chandra, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 (the victim) also submits that the dispute between the 2 petitioner and the victim has amicably been settled outside Court and the victim has no objection if the petitioner is granted anticipatory bail. Learned A.P.P, however, opposes the petitioner’s prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering that the petitioner and the victim have amicably settled their dispute outside Court and that the victim has no objection if the anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest/surrender within three weeks from today, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Madhupur, in connection with Sarath P.S. Case No. 29/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) February 27, 2026 Manish Uploaded on 27.02.2026