Akhilesh Yadav Alias Buttan Manjhi Alias Gautam Jee v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand HC (Ranchi), B.A. No.11957 of 2025, decided 01.04.2026 by Ananda Sen, J.: regular bail under Sections 483 and 484 BNSS 2023 for Akhilesh Yadav @ Buttan Manjhi @ Gautam Jee in Kunda P.S. Case No.27 of 2024 (pending before ACJM, Chatra; Sections 147, 148, 149, 448, 427, 302 IPC; Section 27 Arms Act; Section 17(i)-(ii) CLA Act). Key points: petitioner unnamed in F.I.R.; no TIP conducted; only material cited was antecedent; no overt or covert act attributed in F.I.R.; parity with co-accused already bailed (B.A. Nos.7715, 9664 and 10248 of 2025, orders dated 10.09.2025, 06.11.2025, 27.11.2025); bail bond Rs.10,000/- with two like sureties; one bailor to be a close relative owning landed property within Jharkhand.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: petitioner to be released in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No.27 of 2024 on a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Chatra; one bailor must be a close relative of the petitioner having sufficient landed property in his/her own name within the State of Jharkhand.