Madhuwa Kumhar v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Madhuwa Kumhar v. State of Jharkhand and Lal Singh Tubid @ Prabhas v. State of Jharkhand, B.A. Nos. 8723 and 9977 of 2025, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (neutral citation 2025:JHHC:35423), decided 27.11.2025 by Ambuj Nath, J. Bail applications heard together and rejected at this stage; offences under Sections 140(2), 140(3), 308(4) of the B.N.S., 2023; Tonto P.S. Case No. 20 of 2025, District West Singhbhum; allegation of abduction of informant's Munsi for ransom of Rupees five lakhs on 08.07.2025; victim released and identified petitioners in test identification parade; advocates: Bhaskar Trivedi and Manjeet Kumar Chaudhary for petitioners, Sushma Aind and Abhay Kumar Tiwari (A.P.P.) for the State.
What did the court decide?
Prayer for bail rejected at this stage: in view of the allegations (abduction of the informant's Munsi for ransom and the victim's identification of the petitioners in the test identification parade), the Court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail.