On April 13, 2023, the Supreme Court of India suspended the seven-year prison sentence of Anosh Ekka, a former minister from Jharkhand, and granted him bail in a case concerning alleged violations of the Chota Nagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act. The court instructed Ekka to provide an undertaking to assist in the restoration of tribal lands to their original status. This decision came as Ekka appealed against a December 2025 ruling by the Jharkhand High Court, which had dismissed his request to suspend the trial court's sentence. Previously, on August 30, 2025, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ranchi sentenced him for offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, citing that he had acquired assets disproportionate to his known income sources. The Supreme Court noted that Ekka had already spent over ten months in custody and had previously been released on bail for a related case involving disproportionate assets. The bench emphasized that the high court should address the overlapping allegations in both cases while deciding pending appeals.