Govinda Kumar Alias Pappu Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
A.B.A. No. 3918 of 2026; High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi (author); petitioner Govinda Kumar @ Pappu Kumar v. The State of Jharkhand; Chandwa PS Case No.141 of 2023; offences under sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 471 IPC; forged/fabricated power of attorney executed 07.05.2016 for 12.24 acres at Village Hutap; FIR lodged 05.07.2023; impersonation of Ajay Kumar son of Harlal Prasad by Suresh Kumar; land sold to Sanjay Prasad Gupta @ Sanjay Prasad Saw @ Sanjay Kumar Gupta; Gupta granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.9843 of 2023; petitioner Para-teacher, unnamed in FIR, name surfaced 25.02.2026, no criminal antecedents; release conditioned on surrender within three weeks, bail bond Rs.25,000/- with two like sureties, section 482(2) BNSS 2023; advocates Mahesh Tewari, Pankaj Kumar Dubey (petitioner), Shree Prakash Jha (State); decision date 20.07.2026.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to surrender before the learned court within three weeks and, on surrender/arrest, be released on a bail bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Latehar, subject to conditions under section 482(2) of BNSS, 2023.