2026:JHHC:10881 --1-- A.B.A. No. 1494 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1494 of 2026 ---- 1. Poonam Devi @ Punam Devi, aged about 37 years, W/o Manoj Kumar Paswan @ Manoj Paswan 2. Urmila Devi, aged about 52 years, W/o Ashok Paswan Both are R/o – Malkera Maggen Eriya, PO – Malkera, PS – Katras, District - Dhanbad .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Pratiush Lala, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Bishwambhar Shastri, Advocate ---- 02/16.04.2026 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 Katras P.S. Case No.424 of 2025 for the alleged offences registered under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 303(2) and 352 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners and informant’s side are neighbour and the altercation took place for sitting outside the house. He further submits that both the sides have received the injury and the petitioners happened to be ladies. He then submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in 2026:JHHC:10881 --2-- A.B.A. No. 1494 of 2026 paragraph No.18 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that allegation of assault are there. 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 the petitioners happened to be ladies and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.18 of the petition and in that view of the matter the petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks 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.) Dated 16.04.2026 Sangam/