Bhola Ojha v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted by High Court of Jharkhand (Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, 05.05.2026) to Bhola Ojha and Ram Bilash Ojha @ Ganga Ojha in A.B.A. No. 2054 of 2026 concerning illegal stone excavation/mining charges in Barhi PS Case No.441 of 2020 (sections 414/34 IPC; Section 21 MMDR Act 1957; Rule 13 Jharkhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules; Rule 54 Jharkhand Minor Mineral Concession Rules). Key points: names emerged on suspicion only; no stones found at spot of occurrence; criminal antecedent not sole criterion for rejecting/granting bail (anticipatory or regular); bail bond Rs.25,000 each with two sureties; conditions under section 482(2) BNSS 2023; pending before SDJM Hazaribag.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to both petitioners: they are directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks, and upon surrender/arrest shall be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.25,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribag, in connection with Barhi PS Case No.441 of 2020, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.