Supreme Court grants bail to ex-Hazaribagh DC in land scam case

This case involves a criminal appeal by Vinay Kumar Choubey, a former Deputy Commissioner of Hazaribagh, seeking regular bail in a land scam case involving alleged illegal mutation of revenue records. The core issue was whether the appellant was entitled to bail after the investigation concluded and a chargesheet was filed.

Petitioner: Vinay Kumar Choubey; Respondent: State of Jharkhand; Bench: Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.

• Leave to appeal granted.
• The criminal appeal is allowed.
• The impugned order rejecting bail is set aside.
• Regular bail is granted to the appellant.
• Bail is subject to terms and conditions imposed by the jurisdictional Court.
• The prosecution or complainant is granted liberty to seek cancellation of bail if conditions are violated.
• The appellant must appear before the jurisdictional Court on all hearing dates unless exempted.
• Any pending applications are disposed of.

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