Magistrate Who Ignored Supreme Court Bail Guidelines to Undergo Training: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court, in a stern ruling delivered on June 11, 2025, rebuked a Judicial Magistrate in Hazaribagh for remanding a 66-year-old accused to custody in a complaint case, despite the binding precedents of the Supreme Court protecting accused persons from arrest after cognizance is taken. The order came in the case titled Ruplal Rana v. State of Jharkhand and was passed by Justice Ananda Sen. Magistrate ignored clear…
