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Jharkhand High Court
Ranchi
The Jharkhand High Court was established in 2000, when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar. It has jurisdiction over the state of Jharkhand.
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Dowry Death Cases, Court Emphasizes Prosecution's Burden Under Section 304-B IPC for Presumption of Guilt: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court recently upheld the conviction in a significant dowry death case, applying Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The case involved the tragic death of Sangita Devi, whose body was found in a well near her matrimonial house, burnt and in a decomposed state. According to the court…
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Enquiry Court Must Examine All Complaint Witnesses In Cases Exclusively Triable By Sessions Court: Jharkhand High Court
In a recent judgment by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, a significant decision was made in Cr. Rev. No. 648 of 2023 regarding allegations of medical negligence against Dr. Punam Sinha. Here are the key highlights of the case: Case Background: The case revolves around a complaint filed by Savita Devi against Dr.…
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Court Emphasizes Requirement for Recording Satisfaction Before Issuing Proclamation under Section 82 of CrPC: Jharkhand High Court
In a recent development, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi has quashed and set aside three orders dated 04.01.2016, 23.02.2016, and 31.03.2016 passed by the learned SDJM, Dhanbad, in connection with Katras P.S. case no. 263 of 2015 corresponding to G.R. No. 4574 of 2015. The case involved Julekha Khatoon, a…
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Section 376 IPC | Minor's Consent Not Ground To Absolve Accused: Jharkhand High Court
Ranchi, 21st February 2024: In a recent development at the Jharkhand High Court, the judgment of conviction and sentence under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code was upheld in Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No. 246 of 2012. The case revolved around Sachindra Singh @ Sacha @ Sachchi Singh, the appellant, who was charged with…
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Court Allows Addition of Documentary Evidence Under Section 311 of CrPC: Jharkhand High Court
In a significant ruling, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, presided over by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Subhash Chand, has allowed the addition of documentary evidence under Section 311 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) in the case of Binod Kumar Mishra vs. The State of Jharkhand & Aryan Jaiswal. Background and…
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Income Tax Act Challenged: Reopening Notice U/s 148 Quashed if Beyond Limitation Period U/s 149
In a significant legal development, the Jharkhand High Court, consisting of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan, ruled in favor of M/s. Sevensea Vincom Private Limited, through its Director, Mr. Rupak Pasari, in a writ petition challenging actions under the Income Tax Act,…
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Court Sets Three-Year Limitation for Tax Reassessment on Concealed Income Below Rs50 Lakh: Jharkhand High Court
In a significant ruling, the Jharkhand High Court has quashed an income tax notice issued to M/s. Sevensea Vincom Private Limited, through its Director, Mr. Rupak Pasari, citing procedural violations. The case was filed as W.P. (T) No. 2815 of 2023, with the court comprising Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and…
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Court Upholds Income Tax Addition On Failure To Prove Genuineness Of Creditors Who Gave Cash Loan: Jharkhand High Court
In a recent development, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) at Ranchi has upheld the additions made by the Assessing Officer in Tax Appeal No. 01 of 2020 and Tax Appeal No. 02 of 2020. The appeals were filed by Rajmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh, respectively, against the common order of the ITAT. Background of the…
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Court Quashes Disciplinary Proceedings Against Lawyer, Cites 'Malafide Complaint' by Opposing Party in Ongoing Litigation: Jharkhand High Court
In a recent order from the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, a writ petition challenging the initiation and continuation of disciplinary proceedings against Advocate Vikash Kumar Dubey has been allowed by Justice Ananda Sen. The case, titled "Vikash Kumar Dubey vs. Jharkhand State Bar Council & Ors," revolves around…
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Living Together as Husband-Wife Enough for Maintenance under Section 125 CrPC; Strict Proof of Marriage Not Required: Jharkhand High Court
Introduction: In a recent judgment delivered by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary in Cr. Revision No.946 of 2022, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi addressed the plea for quashing an order related to maintenance in Original Maintenance Case No.352 of 2018. The case involved Mr. Ram Kumar Ravi, the…
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S.125 CrPC | Pious Duty Of Son To Maintain His Old Aged Father: Jharkhand High Court
Background: The case involved Manoj Kumar @ Manoj Sao, the petitioner, challenging the order passed by the Principal Judge, Family Court, Koderma, in Original Maintenance Case No. 11 of 2022. The Family Court had directed Manoj Kumar to pay a maintenance amount of Rs. 3000/- to his father, Deoki Sao, under Section 125…
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Motor Accident Claim: High Court Modifies Compensation Award under Motor Vehicles Act
In a recent judgment, the Jharkhand High Court, in the matter of Gautam Kumar Banarjee vs. National Insurance Company Ltd. & Others, has modified the compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The case, bearing Miscellaneous Appeal No. 225 of 2018, dealt with a motor accident claim filed by Gautam Kumar…
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Desire to Make Husband a Gharjamai Not Cruelty, Visiting Parental Home Not a Ground for Divorce: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Rahul Choubey challenging the Family Court’s refusal to grant him divorce from his wife, Poonam Pathak, on the ground of cruelty. The couple married on 21.11.2008 at Patna according to Hindu customs. They have one child. According to Rahul Choubey, differences…
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Former Railway Clerk’s Conviction Upheld in ₹100 Bribery Case, Jail Term Reduced: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has upheld the conviction of Kali Shankar Dhobi, a former parcel clerk at Hatia Railway Station, in a corruption case dating back to 1995. The case began after a complaint to the CBI alleged that Dhobi demanded ₹100 in addition to the prescribed ₹203 charge for booking a motorcycle. A trap was…
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Lifting a Woman’s Clothes After Entering Her House at Night Not Sufficient to Constitute Attempt to Rape: Jharkhand High Court
Quick Summary The Jharkhand High Court considered the conviction of Kamalendu Mahto @ Khokaa in a case arising from an incident on December 27, 1999. The prosecution alleged that he entered a woman’s house around midnight, came over her body, lifted her saree and attempted to rape her. The High Court found that the…
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CBI Conviction of BCCL Clerk in 1993 Bribery Case Upheld, Sentence Reduced to Period Already Undergone: Jharkhand High Court
In a significant judgment by the Jharkhand High Court, the case of Samir Kumar Choudhary, who was convicted under the Section 7 and Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, has been reviewed. The court upheld his conviction but reduced his sentence considering the facts and…
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PIL Closed After State Assures Annual Health Insurance Coverage for Lawyers: Jharkhand High Court
In a significant development concerning the welfare of advocates, the Jharkhand High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking financial assistance, health insurance and life insurance benefits for practicing lawyers after the State Government assured the Court that annual health insurance coverage for…
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‘State Cannot Exercise Unfettered Discretion in Tender Matters or Deviate from Notice Conditions Without Reasons’: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court delivered a crucial judgment holding that the State cannot exercise unlimited or arbitrary powers in tender matters. The Court emphasized that government authorities must act fairly and cannot deviate from tender conditions without proper reasons, reinforcing the principles of transparency and…
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CBI Probe Ordered into FIR Against ED Officers Over Alleged Assault on Accused at Ranchi Office: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court delivered an important judgment concerning a dispute between officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Jharkhand Police during the investigation of the Peyjal Scam. The case was heard by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi in a criminal writ petition. The Court examined whether the FIR…
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State’s Bid to Stall Compliance of Court Orders by Citing Proposed SLP Before SC Termed ‘In Bad Faith’: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court passed a strong order criticizing the conduct of the State authorities for seeking adjournment on the ground of filing a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court. The matter arose from the seizure of a vehicle bearing Registration No. JH01FW 0020 in connection with Doranda P.S. Case No.…
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Senior Citizens Act Should Safeguard Parents’ Rights, Not Weaken Them: Jharkhand High Court
On February 10, 2026, the Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi delivered an important judgment safeguarding the rights of two elderly parents under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Court set aside an order passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Ramgarh, and reaffirmed that the special…
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Divorce Granted to Wife; Blackmail Using Private Photographs Held to Constitute Mental Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has delivered a significant judgment explaining the meaning of mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(i-a), Hindu Marriage Act. The Court held that emotional blackmail, humiliation, and misuse of a wife’s private photographs by the husband destroy the foundation of marriage and amount to mental…
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Pension Claim Raised After 16 Years Rejected; Court Upholds Bihar Government’s Stand in EPF vs Pension Dispute: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has delivered a significant ruling clarifying the legal position on pension claims by employees who have opted for the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme. In State of Bihar vs. Savitri Devi & Others, the Court held that an employee who consciously opted for EPF and accepted all terminal…
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Bail Denied to Suspended IAS Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey in Land Scam Case; Court Says He ‘Abused Power of His Post’: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court on January 06, 2026 rejected the regular bail application filed by former Hazaribagh Deputy Commissioner and suspended IAS officer Vinay Kumar Choubey in a major alleged land scam case investigated by the Anti Corruption Bureau. The judgment was delivered by Hon’ble Justice Sanjay Kumar…
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Directs State to Make Human Rights Commission Fully Functional Within Three Months: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has directed the State Government to fill all vacant posts of Chairperson and Members of the Jharkhand State Human Rights Commission (JSHRC) within three months. The order was passed in two Public Interest Litigations, W.P (PIL) No. 1252 of 2020 and W.P (PIL) No. 460 of 2022, by Chief Justice…
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Contractual Employees Cannot Face Adverse Consequences for Approaching Court, Reinstatement Directed: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ordered the reinstatement and regularisation of nine contractual employees who had worked for years in the Engineering Cell of the Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Government of Jharkhand. Justice Deepak Roshan passed the order on 14.09.2026 in W.P.(S) No. 315 of…
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Property Sale Alone Cannot Justify Tenant Eviction, BSFC Must Follow Rent Laws: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi has held that tenants cannot be evicted from a property merely because the property has been sold in an auction by the Bihar State Financial Corporation (BSFC). The case was filed by five tenants—Kanti Lal Jain, Chandra Shekhar Verma, Jasraj Jain, Ashok Kumar Bhartiya @ Ashok…
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Predicate Offence Acquittal Must Attain Finality to End PMLA Proceedings, Appeal Cannot Act as a ‘Blanket Shield’: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered by the Directorate of Enforcement under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was hearing the petition filed by…
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Interim Custody of 4-Year-Old Girl Granted to Mother, Family Court Order Set Aside: Jharkhand High Court
The Karkardooma Court in New Delhi has acquitted Aman Verma in a cheque dishonour case filed by Deepak Kumar. The complainant said he had given the accused financial help of ₹17,42,000 between December 2017 and November 2020 and that ₹16,67,000 remained unpaid after ₹75,000 was returned. The disputed cheque, for…
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Reporter Cannot Be Held Criminally Liable for Merely Publishing Report Based on Police Officer’s Statement: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed an acquittal appeal filed by Bimlendu Narayan Ball, Head Clerk of A.S. College, Deoghar. The case concerned a Prabhat Khabar news report that the appellant said had lowered his reputation by reporting allegations about irregular admissions and an earlier FIR. A Judicial…
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Government Pleader’s Plea Against Termination Dismissed, Court Says Dignified Renunciation of Office Expected, Not Chase for Lost Briefs: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the termination of a government pleader's engagement, holding that the authorities were legally entitled to end the engagement by giving the notice prescribed under the applicable terms. Justice Deepak Roshan, sitting as a Single Judge Bench, observed that…
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Oral Evidence and Long Separate Possession Can Establish Family Oral Partition: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a long-running dispute concerning partition of family land, holding that there was no sufficient ground to interfere with the concurrent findings of the authorities below. The Court found that the claim of an earlier oral family partition was supported by evidence, admissions and…
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Seven-Year Consensual Relationship Cannot Be Treated as Rape Due to Subsequent Refusal to Marry: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that a consensual physical relationship between two adults cannot, by itself, be treated as rape merely because the man subsequently refused to marry the woman. The Court held that where there is no specific allegation showing that the man had no intention to marry the woman at the…
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Mother Favoured in Custody Dispute Under Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act: Jharkhand High Court
In a significant judgment, the Jharkhand High Court has ruled in a custody dispute case involving a minor girl, emphasizing the importance of the child's welfare and the jurisdiction of family courts. The case was filed by a mother, Surbhe Shaw, against her husband, Ajit Kumar, seeking guardianship and custody of…
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Onerous Bail Conditions Amount to 'Granting Bail With One Hand and Taking It Away With the Other': Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has made a significant observation regarding bail conditions, stating that imposing excessively onerous or impossible conditions while granting bail effectively amounts to “granting bail with one hand and taking it away with the other.” This remark was made by Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi…
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Jail Manual Rules Govern Disciplinary Action, Cannot Be Relied Upon to Prove Criminal Charges: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court recently delivered an important verdict clarifying the legal position regarding the use of jail rules in criminal cases. The court held that responsibilities assigned to jail officials under the Jail Manual are meant for disciplinary actions or addressing dereliction of duty, but cannot form…
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About the Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court was established in 2000, when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar. It has jurisdiction over the state of Jharkhand.
Seat
Ranchi
State / UT
Jharkhand
Region
East India
