Santosh Kumar v. State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail — Santosh Kumar s/o Late Damodar Saw (Village Manpur, PS Gawan, District Giridih) — B.A. No. 109 of 2026, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J., Order dated 20.02.2026 — custody since 28.10.2025 — C.I.D. P.S. Case No. 02 of 2025 — BNS, 2023 Ss. 316(2), 336(3), 318(2), 318(4), 61(2), 324(1); Jharkhand Competitive Examination (Prevention and Redressal of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2023 Ss. 12(2), 12(3) — Charge-sheet No. 5/2026 dated 19.01.2026 — alleged spreading of baseless rumour of JSSC CGL Examination question-paper leak (not direct involvement in leak) — bail bond Rs.25,000/- with two like-amount sureties — related FIR C.I.D. P.S. Case No. 01 of 2025 appears only in counsel's submissions (¶13).
What did the court decide?
Release of the petitioner on regular bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/-(Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Court below.