[2026:JHHC:11240] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1745 of 2026 1. Budhan Devi, aged about 41 years, W/o Ram Lakhan Mahto, R/o Vill-Latra, P.O.-Latra, P.S. Kamdara, District- Gumla, Jharkhand. 2. Krishna Mahto @ Kishna Mahto, aged about 17 years, S/o Ram Lakhan Mahto, R/o Vill Latra, P.O. Latra P.S.- Kamdara, District- Gumla, Jharkhand. 3. Bajrang Mahto @ Bajrang Mahto @ Bajarang Kumar, aged about 14 years, S/o Ram Lakhan Mahto, R/o Vill - Latra, P.O.- Latra P.S.- Kamdara, District- Gumla, Jharkhand. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Mohit Prakash, Advocate. For the State : Mr. B. Shastri, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 17.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Kamdara P.S. Case No. 02 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 191(2)/191(3)/126(2)/117(2)/351(2)/352/118(2)/109/ 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that there are case and counter case between the parties. He next submits that the first case was lodged on behalf of the petitioners, in which, father-in-law of petitioner No. 1 has received injury and later on he succumbed to the injuries. He further submits that the present FIR has been lodged by the informant after four hours of the FIR lodged by [2026:JHHC:11240] -2- the petitioners’ side. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation of assault is there. 5. Considering that the first case was lodged by the petitioners’ side, in which, the father-in-law of petitioner No. 1 has received the injury and later on, he has died and after four hours, the present FIR has been lodged and it has been stated in para-11 of the petition that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent, 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.) Dated:-17.04.2026 Amitesh/-