Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand HC bail application allowed 23-03-2026; B.A. No. 11868 of 2025 and B.A. No. 247 of 2026 heard together; accused Deepak Mahto and Rama Shankar Gupta; Gua P.S. Case No. 45 of 2025; sections 310(2), 311, 331(4), 351(3), 117(2), 308(4) BNS Act; dacoity; ornaments and Rs.2.5 lakhs cash robbed from informant's house; false implication via confessional statement of co-accused; CCTV footage vehicle identification; no T.I. Parade conducted; no recovery of articles; charge-sheet already submitted; no chance of absconding; undertaking to cooperate with trial; bail bond Rs.20,000 each with two sureties; CJM Singhbhum West at Chaibasa; conditions of physical appearance each trial date and no tampering/influencing witnesses; Judge Pradeep Kumar Srivastava.
What did the court decide?
Both petitioners (Deepak Mahto and Rama Shankar Gupta) released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Singhbhum West at Chaibasa in connection with Gua P.S. Case No. 45 of 2025, conditioned on physical appearance on each and every trial date till conclusion unless dispensed with for sufficient cause, and on not tampering with prosecution evidence or influencing or gaining over witnesses.