Deposit Rs 10k to PM-CARES funds to get bail: Jharkhand HC

TNN | Apr 16, 2020, 05:00 IST

Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to an accused on the condition that he deposits Rs 10,000 into the PM-CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) funds along with furnishing a bail bond. Accused Nageshwar Singh was charged in an illegal liquor transcation case under sections of the Excise Act in East Singhbhum district last year.
After hearing the case via video conferencing, justice Deepak Roshan said, “In the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of two months from the date of this order, he shall be released on bail on showing the proof of payment of Rs 10,000 to PM-CARES fund.” The accused also has to furnish a bail bond of Rs 25,000 with two sureties each of similar amount.
The court order came after Singh’s lawyer informed the court that he has no criminal antecedents. He added that neither the seized articles (liquor) were recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner nor was he apprehended from the spot.