2026:JHHC:10062 --1-- A.B.A. No. 1425 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1425 of 2026 ---- Atul Dhar Dubey, aged about 30 years, son of Birbhadra Dhar Dubey, resident of village – Achla Nawadih, PO – Soh, PS – Garhwa, District – Garhwa, Jharkhand, 822114 .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Ranjit Kr. Tiwari, Advocate For the State :- Shree Prakash Jha, Advocate For the Informant :- Mr. Jai Shankar Tripathi, Advocate :- Mr. Amandeep Kr. Pandey, Advocate ---- 02/08.04.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing for the State and learned counsel appearing for the Informant. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No.551 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 118(1), 109(1), 115(2), 329(3) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned C.J.M., Garhwa. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there are case and counter case between the parties and both the sides are agnates. He further submits that the altercation took place due to land dispute and both the sides have received the injury. He then submits that in identical situation co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.7488 of 2025. On these grounds, he submits that the anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State and Informant jointly 2026:JHHC:10062 --2-- A.B.A. No. 1425 of 2026 opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation of assault are against all the accused persons and injury has been received by the informant. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons of assault and both the sides are agnates. The altercation took place due to land dispute and it has been pointed out that injury has been received by both the sides. There are case and counter case and from the FIR it is not clear that pursuant to whose blow such injury has been received and in identical situation co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABA. In the attending facts and circumstances of this case, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Garhwa in connection with Garhwa P.S. Case No.551 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 08.04.2026 Sangam/