Kajal Gorai v. Union of India through CBI
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted — Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi — A.B.A. No. 2127 of 2024 — Kajal Gorai and Koustav Majumdar vs Union of India through C.B.I. — R.C. Case No. 76(S)/2017 — Sections 120-B, 420 IPC — Sections 4, 5 Prize Chits and Money Circulation (Banning) Act 1978 — S.D.J.M-cum-Special Judicial Magistrate (C.B.I.) Dhanbad — chargesheet filed, cooperation in investigation — reliance on Satender Kumar Antil (2022) 10 SCC 51 and Siddharth 2021 SCC Online SC 615 — surrender within three weeks — bail bond Rs. 25,000 each with two like sureties — Section 438(2) CrPC conditions — Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. — decided 02.08.2024.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to both petitioners: they are to surrender before the learned court within three weeks and, in the event of surrender/arrest, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in connection with R.C. Case No. 76(S)/2017.