Soma Munda v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application (A.B.A. No. 1236 of 2026, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi) by Soma Munda and Bhadeya Kumhar, apprehending arrest in Dasamfall P.S. Case No. 06 of 2025 under Section 18(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending before the learned Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi. Counsel for petitioners submitted they were falsely implicated, the land was not theirs, and they had no criminal antecedents; the A.P.P. opposed. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi allowed the prayer, directing surrender within two weeks and release on bail on terms and sureties to be fixed by the learned Court below.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks; upon surrender, the learned Court to release them on such terms and conditions or sureties as it may deem fit and proper (anticipatory bail granted).