[2026:JHHC:11772] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1895 of 2026 1. Safik Ansari @ Md. Safijuddin Ansari, aged about 40 years, S/o Abul Ansari. 2. Minaj Ansari, aged about 36 years, s/o Piyaruddin Ansari. 3. Jakir Ansari @ Md. Jakir Ansari, aged about 55 years, S/o Kalu Mian. 4. Akhtar Ansari @ Aktar Ansari, aged about 37 years, S/o Md. Sirajuddin Ansari. 5. Arshad Ansari, aged about 34 years, s/o Hamid Ansari. 6. Ravi Dey @ Ravi Nath Dey, aged about 37 years, S/o Anil Dey 7. Halim Ansari @ Alimuddin Ansari @ Alimuddin Ansari, aged about 41 years, S/o Asiruddin Ansari. All Resident of village Saharaj, P.O. Jhilua, P.S.- Govindpur, District-Dhanbad. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Mukesh Bihari Lal, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Achinto Sen, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 22.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Govindpur P.S. Case No. 42 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 126 (2)/127 (2)/ 115 (2)/132/351(2)/352/324(5)/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are villagers and allegations are made that when the [2026:JHHC:11772] -2- officers of the Electricity Department reached to the houses of the persons to inspect the electricity connection, they found that illegally the electricity was being consumed. He next submits that the other villagers have also assembled there and they have prohibited the informant party to inspect the house of the persons. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegations against all the villagers. He also submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-12 of the petition 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the petitioners are named in the FIR. 5. Considering that there are general and omnibus allegations against all the villagers including these petitioners of prohibiting the informant to inspect the house of the persons, where illegally the electricity was consumed and further the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para- 12 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.) Dated:-22.04.2026 Amitesh/-