Rosan Mandal Alias Raushan Mandal v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; B.A. No. 11770 of 2025; Roshan Mandal @ Roushan Mandal v. The State of Jharkhand; bail application dismissed/rejected; BNS 2023 Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 333, 115(2), 126(2), 118(1), 352, 351(2), 351(3), 109, 103(1); unlawful assembly; common object; murder of Girdhari Mandal; Khanti (sharp pointed weapon); post-mortem — death by head injury and complications from hard and blunt force impact; temporal region assault attributed to Gouri Mandal; alleged assault on informant and her daughter; Godda district; Basantrai P.S. Case No. 72 of 2024; S.T. Case No. 50 of 2025; grounds — serious nature of allegation, chance of absconding, tampering with evidence; Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.; Order No. 03 dated 17-04-2026.
What did the court decide?
Taking into account the serious nature of the allegation against the petitioner and the chance that he would abscond and tamper with the evidence if released on bail, the Court held this was not a fit case in which the petitioner should be admitted to bail.