Suraj Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi; B.A. No. 867 of 2024; decided 01.03.2024 by Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.; regular bail allowed in Margomunda (Madhupur) P.S. Case No. 84 of 2022 (G.R. No. 147 of 2023, S.T. Case No. 256 of 2023), offences under Sections 420, 328, 379 and 34 IPC; ground: trial not concluded within six months of framing of charge on 14.07.2023 despite earlier order dated 19.04.2023 in B.A. No. 1207 of 2023; bail bond Rs. 25,000 with two like sureties, one bailor a close relative; State represented by APP Rakesh Ranjan; petitioner's counsel Subodh Kumar Pandey and Sanjeet Nayak.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: petitioner to be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below, one bailor to be a close relative of the petitioner, and subject to the condition that he shall not commit an offence similar to the offence alleged.