2026:JHHC:2704 --1-- A.B.A. No. 535 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 535 of 2026 ---- 1. Uma Shankar Kumar, aged 27 years, son of Nanduram 2. Raju Kumar, aged 25 years, son of Nandu Ram 3. Arun Kumar, aged 20 years, son of Subhash Ram 4. Anand Kumar, aged 22 years, son of Vinod Ram All are residents of village – Jamua, PO – Jamui, PS – Nagaruntari, District - Garhwa .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Sabyasanchi, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Sushma Aind, Advocate ---- 03/03.02.2026 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 Nagar Untari P.S. Case No.127 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 118(1)(2), 109, 352 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3/4 of Prevention of Witch Craft Act pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagar Untari. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that there are case and counter case between the parties and the altercation took place due to land dispute. He further submits that there are general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons and even the injury is said to be simple. He then submits 2026:JHHC:2704 --2-- A.B.A. No. 535 of 2026 that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.06 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there against the petitioners of assault. 5. Considering that there are case and counter case between the parties and the altercation took place due to land dispute and further the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.06 of the petition and it has come in the order of learned Sessions Judge that the injury is simple, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagar Untari in connection with Nagar Untari P.S. Case No.127 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 03.02.2026 Sangam/