Shyamapad Ghosh v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application B.A. No.10490 of 2024, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 07.03.2025 by Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J. Petitioner Shyamapad Ghosh (aged 60, father-in-law of the deceased) accused in Nala P.S. Case No. 83 of 2024 dated 23.08.2024 under Sections 103(1), 238, 61(2) of B.N.S., 2023, Jamtara district; deceased was his daughter-in-law found hanging from a tree on 23.08.2024; petitioner in judicial custody since 24.08.2024. Bail allowed on bond of Rs.25,000/- with two like sureties, subject to conditions of attendance at trial, no similar offence, no tampering/influencing. Counsel for petitioner: Gopal Krishna Sinha, Chanchal Chhaya, Priyanka/Boby; for State: Rakesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamtara, subject to conditions of attendance throughout trial, abstention from similar offences, and non-tampering with prosecution evidence/witnesses.