2026:JHHC:627 --1-- A.B.A. No. 45 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 45 of 2026 ---- 1. Nitai Mandal @ Nityanad Mandal, aged about 40 years, son of Jamedar Mandal 2. Ashok Kumar Mandal @ Ashok Mandal, aged about 31 years, son of Paras Nath Mandal 3. Mahavir Mandal, aged about 62 years, son of Bhola Mandal 4. Palatan Mandal, aged about 58 years, son of Jhaganu Mandal 5. Vakil Mandal, aged about 49 years, son of Jamadar Mandal 6. Ajay Kumar Mandal, aged about 28 years, son of Tikait Mandal 7. Bajrangi Mandal @ Krishna Kumar, aged about 23 years, son of Vakil Mandal 8. Pankaj Kumar, aged about 23 years, son of Mahabir Mandal All are resident of Ekdawara, PO and PS – Margomunda, District - Deoghar .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Naveen Kr. Gaunjhu, Advocate ---- 03/12.01.2026 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 Margomunda P.S. Case No.79 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 126(2), 127(2), 117(2), 115(2), 109(1), 74 and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Madhupur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that there are case and counter case and the altercation took place with regard to 2026:JHHC:627 --2-- A.B.A. No. 45 of 2026 ownership of tree and both the sides have received the injury. He further submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.10 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegation is there against the petitioners of assault. 5. Looking into the contents of the FIR it transpires that the allegations are there of assault against Arun Mandal and Jamadar Mandal and there are case and counter case and both the sides have received the injury and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.10 of the petition, 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Madhupur in connection with Margomunda P.S. Case No.79 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 12.01.2026 Sangam/