Utam Pal v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ananda Sen, J. (decided 20.02.2026), B.A. No.243 of 2026: bail under Sections 483 & 484 BNSS 2023 granted to Utam Pal, accused under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in Raneshwar P.S. Case No. 36 of 2025 (Dumka); death of informant's mother in scuffle over sand transportation held prima-facie not murder; bail bond Rs.10,000 with two like sureties; one bailor must be a close relative with landed property in Jharkhand; application allowed.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner to be released 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 Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Dumka in connection with Raneshwar P.S. Case No. 36 of 2025, subject to the condition that one of the bailors should be a close relative of the petitioner having sufficient landed property in his own name within the State of Jharkhand.