Karu Ganjhu v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: bail allowed; confession of co-accused as only material; petitioner not named in F.I.R.; involvement surfaced in course of investigation; Sections 302, 120B, 34 IPC; Kunda P.S. Case No.41 of 2023; Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra; High Court of Jharkhand; Justice Ambuj Nath; B.A. No. 740 of 2024; 12.03.2024; bail bond Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of like amount; victim Shiv Kumar Turi; shooting on 27.07.2023 at 9:30 A.M.; advocates Anurag Kashyap and B. N. Ojha (A.P.P.). Specific to this judgment: bail was granted solely because, apart from a co-accused's confession, no other material appeared on the record against an investigation-named (not FIR-named) accused.
What did the court decide?
Release of petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No.41 of 2023.