Bhutu Murmu @ Dasmat Murmu v. State of Jharkhand
Bail – Section 70(1), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail allowed; S.70(1) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Barhait P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025; G.R. Case No. 617/2025; SDJM Sahibganj; accused in custody since 13.08.2025; victim aged 70 and witness turned hostile; victim refused to identify petitioners; missing Rs. 7000/-; informant no objection; State nothing to say; bail bond Rs. 25,000 with two like sureties; pairvikar bailor; close relative bailor; Aadhar Card and mobile number deposit; cancellation on single default; Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.; decided 14.07.2026.
What did the court decide?
Both petitioners enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sahibganj, in connection with Barhait P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 617/2025, subject to the stated conditions (one bailor to be the present pairvikar, the other a close relative; attendance on every date with cancellation of bail bond on even a single default; deposit of self-attested Aadhar Card copy and mobile number; full cooperation with trial).