2026:JHHC:10266 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1404 of 2026 ---- Babulal Mandal @ Babulal @ Bablu Mandal, aged about 41 years, son of Bharat Mandal, resident of Village Dhobna, PO and PS Jamtara, District-Jamtara .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Kaushik Sarkhel, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Achinto Sen, Advocate ---- 2/08.04.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the supplementary affidavit has not been filed as the matter is on Board. In view of such submission, the said supplementary affidavit is taken on record. 3. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest connection with Jamtara P.S. Case No. 117 of 2025, registered under sections 191(2) 190, 115(2), 126(2), 109, 324(4)(5) ,333 ,303(2), 352, 351(2)(3) of the B.N.S. 2023 (329, 149, 323, 341, 307, 427, 452, 379, 504, 503 of IPC), pending in the court of learned C.J.M, Jamtara. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the mother of the petitioner has gone to the village pond for taking bath, where the informant and one Manjit Mandal looking to her with bad intention, upon which the mother of the co-accused protested the informant and Manjit Mandal and the said persons abused her with vulgar language, thereafter the mother of the petitioner has narrated the whole story to him and his father and when the petitioner asked the informant and Manjit Mandal for such heinous behaviour, they started assaulting the petitioners. He further submits that on this allegation, the 2026:JHHC:10266 2 petitioners’ side has lodged the FIR. However, the present FIR has been lodged against the petitioners alleging that the petitioners have entered into the shop of the informant and have assaulted. He further submits that the petitioner and the informant side are the villagers of the same village and there are case and counter case. He next submits that co-accused persons have been granted in ABA No.886 of 2026. He also submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedents as disclosed in Para 15 of the petition. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of assault and injury has also been received. 6. Considering that there are case and counter case between the parties and in the case lodged by the petitioner’s side and the allegation is made of looking to his mother with bad intention. However, in the present FIR the allegation against the petitioners are there, that the petitioner has entered into the shop of the informant and assaulted. Both the sides are the residents of same village and the petitioner has no criminal antecedents as disclosed in Para 15, and the co-accused persons have been granted in ABA No.886 of 2026, and in that view of the matter, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and condition and sureties, the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 6. A.B.A. No.1404 of 2026 is disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 08.04.2026 SI/