Supreme Court of India

Anosh Ekka v. State through Central Bureau of Investigation

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Reported as [2026] 4 S.C.R. 593
Bench Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 13 April 2026

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, we direct that the appellant shall be released on bail by suspending the substantive sentence of imprisonment awarded by the trial Court, subject to the condition that the appellant files an undertaking before the trial Court within 7 days of his release, stating that he shall assist in the process of restoration of the tribal land to its original status as and when required.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Matter arose as regards the order passed by the High Court rejecting the appellant’s application for suspension of sentence and grant of bail during pendency of the appeal, when many of the allegations in the instant case and the earlier case appear to be overlapping. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.389 – Suspension of sentence pending appeal – FIR registered on the basis of a complaint filed by one alleging that the appellant-former Minister in the State of Jharkhand and another Minister, while holding the responsible public office of a Minister in the

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