Sheo Prasad Tanti v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Cr.M.P. No. 1460 of 2023, Jharkhand High Court (Ranchi), decided 02.01.2025 by Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J. Informant-petitioner (Chairman of PACS Committee) sought setting aside of trial court order dated 14.03.2023 refusing release of bail-condition deposits of Rs. 3,25,281 and Rs. 4,31,882 made by accused persons per Co-ordinate Bench bail orders dated 18.07.2019 and 24.09.2019. Court held remedy lies in modification of bail conditions, not a fresh blanket direction; petition dismissed as not entertainable; petitioner left at liberty to approach the proper forum. Keywords: bail condition deposit, release of deposited amount, informant, trial court refusal, modification of bail order, maintainability, Co-ordinate Bench.
What did the court decide?
The proper recourse open to the petitioner is to pursue his remedy by way of modification of the conditions imposed while granting bail to the accused persons of this case.