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2026:JHHC:10194 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 1235 of 2026
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1. Kamal Mahto, son of Etwari Mahto
2. Dharmendra Mahto @ Dharmendra Kumar @ Dharmandar Kumar, son of Kamal Mahto
3. Manoj Yadav, son of Kamal Mahto
4. Kalawati Devi, wife of Kamal Mahto
5. Guriya Devi @ Guddi Devi, wife of Mantu Kumar Yadav
6. Manika Devi, wife of Manoj Yadav All are residents of Village House No.36, Ward No.01, Kachuwasoli, P.O. Bamanadiha, P.S. Palajori, District Deoghar (Jharkhand)
.... .... …. Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
For the Petitioners : Mr. Pramod Kumar Jha, Advocate
For the State
: Ms. Amrita Kumari, A.P.P.
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02/09.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State.
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The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Palajori P.S. Case No. 84 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(2), 109(2), 352, 351(2), 61(2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of learned J.M., 1st Class, Madhupur, Deoghar.
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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the entire family members have been made accused in the present case on the false allegation of assault. He submits that even the two of the petitioners are senior citizens, and have been made accused. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegation of assault. He next submits that in the order of learned Sessions Judge, it has come that the injury report has not been received. He also submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedents as disclosed in para 11 of the petition. He further submits that the petitioners have been implicated only due to previous enmity.
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Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations of assault are there.
5.
Looking to the contents of the FIR it transpires that there are general and omnibus allegation of assault against the petitioners and in the order of learned Sessions Judge, it has come that injury
2026:JHHC:10194 report has not been received, wherein allegations of assault are there and that petitioners have got no criminal antecedents as disclosed in para 11 of the petition, in that view of the matter, the petitioners, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper.
(Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)
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