2026:JHHC:665 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.43 of 2026 1. Baijan Soren @ Bayan Soren, aged about 28 years, 2. Ramesh Soren, aged about 37 years, both Son of Late Chhoto Soren, 3. Chunu Soren @ chunnu Soren, aged about 31 years Son of Late Dena Soren. 4. Buddhan Soren, aged about 30 years, Son of Shani Ram Soren 5. Bhojraj Soren, aged about 35 years, Son of Late Baburam Soren. All resident of Village Kalhajor Khurd, P.O.- Godda, P.S.-Deodanr, District-Godda, Jharkhand. …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Manoj Kr. Sah, Advocate For the State : Mr. Arup Kr. Dey, A.P.P. ------ 2/12.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Deodanar P.S. Case No.28 of 2025 registered offence under sections- 191(2), 190, 115(2), 117(2), 298, 324(4), 324(5), 352 of BNS, 2023 & Section 3/4 Daain (Witch) Practices Act, 2001, pending in the court of the learned S.D.J.M., Godda. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that false allegations are made against the petitioners and due to land dispute altercation took place. He next submits that petitioners and informant sides are the residents of same village. He also submits that even the date of alleged occurrence is not disclosed in the FIR. He then submits that no article has been recovered from the place of occurrence. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para- 17 of the Petition. 2026:JHHC:665 2 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that allegation of prevention of Witch (Daain) Practices is also there. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR, it transpires that even the date of alleged occurrence is not disclosed. It has been pointed out that there is land dispute between the parties and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 17 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners above named are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of their surrender / arrest, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Godda, in connection with Deodanar P.S. Case No.28 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 12.01.2026 R.Kumar