GANGADHAR MANDAL vs STATE OF JHARKHAND — SLP(Crl) No. 970/2001

Case Summary: SLP(Crl) No. 970/2001 On 26/03/2001, the Supreme Court heard Gangadhar Mandal's Special Leave Petition challenging a Jharkhand High Court order. The Court, advising the petitioner to surrender before the trial court and file a bail application there, permitted withdrawal of the petition. The High Court had already directed the trial court to dispose of the bail application on the same day, and counsel expressed confidence the trial court would grant bail. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.