SANTOSH MURMU vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - SUDHIR KUMAR MAHTO — A.B.A./1803/2026

Case under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 25(1-B)(a),26,35,ARMS,ACT. Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 04th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: JHHC010063502026

Filing Number

A.B.A./4237/2026

Filing Date

18-Feb-2026

Registration No

A.B.A./1803/2026

Registration Date

28-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

ARMS & EXPLOSIVES ( 104 )

Sub-Category

Arms Act,1959 ( 1 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

04-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 25(1-B)(a),26,35,ARMS,ACT

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SANTOSH MURMU

    Adv. PREM MARDI,MUKESH KUMAR MEHTA,MUKESH KUMAR MEHTA, ,MUKESH KUMAR MEHTA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - SUDHIR KUMAR MAHTO

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar DwivediView PDF

    Case Summary: A.B.A. /1803/2026 The Jharkhand High Court granted anticipatory bail to Santosh Murmu, who faced arrest in an Arms Act case (Masalia P.S. Case No. 69/2025) for alleged illegal possession of firearms. The court found merit in the petitioner's arguments that he was not present at the crime spot, weapons were recovered from co-accused persons only, and he was attending Kali Puja when the incident occurred. Murmu was directed to surrender within three weeks and granted bail on furnishing Rs. 25,000 with two sureties of equal amount. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 04-May-2026

    Fresh Filing (Admission)

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

  4. 27-Apr-2026

    Fresh Filing (Admission)

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

  5. 20-Apr-2026

    Fresh Filing (Admission)

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi

  6. 16-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 18-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. A.B.A./1803/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: A.B.A. /1803/2026 The Jharkhand High Court granted anticipatory bail to Santosh Murmu, who faced arrest in an Arms Act case (Masalia P.S. Case No. 69/2025) for alleged illegal possession of firearms. The court found merit in the petitioner's arguments that he was not present at the crime spot, weapons were recovered from co-accused persons only, and he was attending Kali Puja when the incident occurred. Murmu was directed to surrender within three weeks and granted bail on furnishing Rs. 25,000 with two sureties of equal amount. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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