Dayal Guria v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail application (B.A.) — High Court of Jharkhand, single judge (Ananda Sen, J.), decided 16.03.2026. Statutes: BNSS 2023 Sections 483, 484; BNS Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 103(1), 3(5). Police case: Tapkara P.S. Case No. 05 of 2025, G.R. No. 481 of 2025, Khunti. Bail ALLOWED: unarmed altercation (fists and slaps), death occurred eight days after incident, custody of nearly one year. Bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount before SDJM Khunti; condition that one bailor be a close relative owning landed property in Jharkhand. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Khunti, subject to the condition that one bailor be a close relative of the petitioner having sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand.