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Dr Vijay Prasad Mala v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC13 Apr 2026A.B.A./1544/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Jharkhand High Court Ranchi anticipatory bail application disposed of; four petitioners apprehending arrest; Complaint Case No. 1264 of 2021 under sections 406, 420, 120(B) IPC before CJM Garhwa; case arises out of complaint so no custodial interrogation; cognizance taken and summons issued; reliance on Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273 and Satender Kumar Antil Vs. CBI and Anr. (2022) 10 SCC 51; petitioners directed to surrender before trial court; no question of arrest; Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.; 13.04.2026.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail not granted; petitioners directed to surrender before the trial court. ¶19

Dr Vijay Prasad Mala Vs the State of Jharkhand — Cheating and Forgery | Jharkhand HC (2026)

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 ( 2026:JHHC:10528 )

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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A. B. A. No. 1544 of 2026

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Dr. Vijay Prasad Mala, aged about-59 years S/o Joseph Naidu Mala, MD, Door No. 53-32-5/23 KRM Colony, Behind Eenadu seethammadhar, P.O & P.Sseethammadhar, District- Visakhapatnam Urban Pradesh 530013.

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Winjamuri Sandhya walli, aged about 56 years, Director, R/o-Vinjamuri Sreenivas, 10-27-55 Flat No-503,504, Sri Satya Sai Enclave, Kailasha metta waltair uplands, P.O-Andhra University, P.S- III Town (Waltair), DistrictVisakhapatnam (Urban), Andhra Pradesh-530003.

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Mala Aruna Kumari aged about.52 years W/0- Dr. Vijay Prasad Mala S/o Joseph Naidu Mala, MD, Door No. 53-32-5/23 KRM Colony, Behind Eenadu seethammadhar, P.O & P.S-seethammadhar, District- Visakhapatnam Urban, Andhra Pradesh 530013

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Devendra Kumar Srivastava aged about 63 years s/o Raghaw Sharan Prasad, Flat No-212, welfare Tower, Dimna Road, Mango Near Transport Nagar, P.O- MGM Jamshedpur, P.S-Mango. District-Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) 831018 ...... … Petitioners

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Versus

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1.The State of Jharkhand

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Ramchandra Ram, aged about 46 years, son of Ramdeni Ram Resident of village Dagar, P.O. and P.s. Bhawnathpur, District-Garhwa .…. … Opposite Parties -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Mritunjay Chaudhary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P. For the Informant : Mr. Suraj Singh, Advocate

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02/ 13.04.2026 : Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

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counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

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The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 1264 of 2021, registered under sections 406, 420, 120(B) of I.P.C, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate at Garhwa.

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Since the case arises out of complaint there is no question of custodial interrogation. Further cognizance has been taken and summons have been issued and in view of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of “Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar” reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273 and “Satender Kumar Antil Vs. CBI and

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