2026:JHHC:11813 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1642 of 2026 ------ Mohit Kumar Saw, son of Suresh Kumar Saw, resident of Shitla Mandir, Ward No.7, Chakradharpur, P.O. and P.S. Chakradharpur, District West Singbhum, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhishek Kumar Dubey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Tarun Kumar, A.P.P. ------ 02/22.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chakradharpur P.S. Case No. 123 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 189, 190, 191, 351(2), 352, 109(1) and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chakradharpur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that there are case and counter case between the parties and the altercation took place while emersion of deity was going on during Durga Puja. He further submits that allegations are there against 30 – 40 persons and general and omnibus allegations are there and petitioner, happens to be student. He also submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 10 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the altercation took place while the procession of emersion of deity was going on. 5. Looking to the contents of the FIR, it transpires that allegations are there against 30 – 40 persons and there are case and counter case between the parties and petitioner happens to be student and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 10 of the petition and in that view of the matter, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioner on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 24.04.2026