2026:JHHC:12696 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1955 of 2026 ------ 1. Chhotelal Ram, son of Ram Kishun Ram, resident of Village Murpa, P.O. Murpa, P.S. Balumath, District Latehar 2. Manoj Ram, son of Ram Kishun Ram, resident of Village Murpa, P.O. Murpa, P.S. Balumath, District Latehar 3. Karan Ram @ Karan Kumar, son of Manoj Ram, resident of Village Murpa, P.O. Murpa, P.S. Balumath, District Latehar 4. Arjun Ram @ Arjun Kumar, son of Manoj Ram, resident of Village Murpa, P.O. Murpa, P.S. Balumath, District Latehar 5. Anita Devi, wife of Manoj Ram, resident of Village Murpa, P.O. Murpa, P.S. Balumath, District Latehar 6. Ganesi Devi, wife of Chhotelal Ram, resident of Village Murpa, P.O. Murpa, P.S. Balumath, District Latehar 7. Prabil Ram, son of Jhari Ram, resident of Village Ganeshpur, P.O. Ganeshpur, P.S. Balumath, District Latehar 8. Mahesh Ram, son of Jhari Ram, resident of Village Ganeshpur, P.O. Ganeshpur, P.S. Balumath, District Latehar 9. Deepak Kumar, son of Prabil Ram, resident of Village Ganeshpur, P.O. Ganeshpur, P.S. Balumath, District Latehar 10. Raj Kumar Ram, son of Laldeo Ram, resident of Village Ganeshpur, P.O. Ganeshpur, P.S. Balumath, District Latehar 11. Parmeshwar Ram, son of Fudan Ram, resident of Village Ganeshpur, P.O. Ganeshpur, P.S. Balumath, District Latehar .... .... …. Petitioners Versus State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Mr. Bibhash Sinha, Advocate Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Aditya Kumar Jha, Advocate ------ 02/30.04.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No. 108 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 223(b), 109, 191(2), 191(3), 190, 189(2), 115(2), 117(2), 117(4), 126(2), 74, 75, 76, 79, 303(2) and 304(2) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that there are case and counter case between the parties. He also submits that both the sides have received injury. He next submits that both the sides are agnates and there are general and omnibus allegation of assault. He further submits that there is land dispute between the parties and for 2026:JHHC:12696 the land dispute, a proceeding under Section 144 of the Cr.P.C. was initiated in which the informant side were restrained to go on the land which was challenged by the informant side in the criminal revision which was dismissed on 11th September, 2025 and on the next date, the present FIR has been lodged. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State and informant have jointly opposed the prayer and submit that the allegations are there and pursuant to that, one person has received grievous injury. They also submit that the allegation of molestation are there. 5. Looking to the contents of the FIR, it transpires that there is direct allegation of assault upon petitioner no.1- Chhotelal Ram. So far other petitioners are concerned, there are general and omnibus allegation and allegation of molestation is also there against entire family members. It has been pointed out that both the sides are agnates and there is land dispute which prima facie appears to be true in the light of Annexure 2 which is order of learned Sessions Judge passed in the said criminal revision. In the attending facts and circumstances, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner no.1- Chhotelal Ram. 6. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of petitioner no.1- Chhotelal Ram, is hereby, rejected. 7. So far the petitioner nos.2 to 11 are concerned, there are general and omnibus allegation and both the sides are agnates, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner nos.2 to 11. 8. Accordingly, the petitioner nos.2 to 11 are directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Latehar, in connection with Balumath P.S. Case No. 108 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 04.05.2026