Jamshedpur, June 28 -- The Jharkhand High Court (HC) granted anticipatory bail to the two accused - the former West Singhbhum civil surgeon-cum-chief medical officer (CMO) and the MO in-charge of the blood bank in Chaibasa Sadar Hospital (CSH) - in the HIV-infected blood transfusion to five children on October 18, 2025, which was confirmed after comprehensive tests by a state-level team on October 25, 2025, a lawyer close to the development said on Friday.

"The single bench of Justice SK Dwivedi granted anticipatory bail to then civil surgeon-cum-CMO Dr Sushanto Kumar Majhi and MO in-charge of CSH blood bank Dr Dinesh Chandra Sawaiyan on the condition of cooperating with the ongoing investigation in the case," Harshit Sahai, lawyer repre...