SUNIL MAHTO vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - SUNIL KUMAR DUBEY — B.A./2660/2026

Case under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 376/450,IPC. Disposed: Contested--Rejected on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: JHHC010313712025

Filing Number

B.A./21071/2025

Filing Date

09-Sep-2025

Registration No

B.A./2660/2026

Registration Date

26-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary

Coram

Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE ( 121 )

Sub-Category

SECTION 483 ( 5 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Rejected

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 376/450,IPC

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SUNIL MAHTO

    Adv. AJAY KR PATHAK

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - SUNIL KUMAR DUBEY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Anubha Rawat ChoudharyView PDF

    Case Summary: The Jharkhand High Court rejected Sunil Mahto's bail application in a criminal case involving charges under Sections 376/450 (sexual assault and criminal intimidation). The court found direct allegations against the petitioner sufficiently serious to deny bail, despite the trial's protracted nature—he had been in custody since November 2024 with charges framed in June 2025, and two of five prosecution witnesses remained unexamined. The court directed the State to ensure prompt production of remaining witnesses at the next trial date (11.05.2026). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar SrivastavaView PDF

  4. 01-Apr-2026

    Fresh Filing (Admission)

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  5. 08-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gautam Kumar ChoudharyView PDF

  6. 07-Oct-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 09-Sep-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. B.A./2660/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: The Jharkhand High Court rejected Sunil Mahto's bail application in a criminal case involving charges under Sections 376/450 (sexual assault and criminal intimidation). The court found direct allegations against the petitioner sufficiently serious to deny bail, despite the trial's protracted nature—he had been in custody since November 2024 with charges framed in June 2025, and two of five prosecution witnesses remained unexamined. The court directed the State to ensure prompt production of remaining witnesses at the next trial date (11.05.2026). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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