Jailed Jharkhand IAS Vinay Choubey granted default bail

In an interesting turn of events, a Special Judge of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court in Jharkhand allowed default bail to suspended IAS officer Vinay Choubey (IAS:1999:JH). Choubey was granted default bail in a disproportionate assets case, as the chargesheet was not filed within the prescribed period by the ACB.

The officer has been in judicial custody in the case since Jan 28, 2026.

Choubey moved a petition on March 30, seeking the default bail on the ground that the ACB had not submitted the chargesheet within the stipulated period of 60 days of the judicial remand of the accused person.

He, however, will not be able to come out of jail, as he is in custody in connection with another case related to the Hazaribag land scam case.