Avijeet Samanta v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application rejected; Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; B.A. No. 7320 of 2025 with B.A. No. 8309 of 2025; decided 06.12.2025 (uploaded 09.12.2025); Ambuj Nath, J.; Mihijam P.S. Case No. 72/2023; Sections 420, 467, 506/34 IPC; cheating and forgery; Maruti Dzire car purchase fraud; promise of hire by SP office Jamtara; alleged payments totalling Rs. 76,60,000/-; case diary showing money transferred to accused persons' accounts; petitioners Avijeet Samanta and Animesh Samanta @ Bapi; common order disposing both bail applications; counsel Nidhi Singh (petitioners), Satish Prasad and Arup Kr. Dey (APPs for State), Kumar Harsh (informant).
What did the court decide?
Considering the nature of the allegations (cheating the informant of approximately Rs. 76,60,000/- on the pretext of a car purchase, with the case diary showing money transferred to the accounts of the accused persons), the Court was not inclined to release the petitioners on bail; their prayer for bail stands rejected.