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Jharkhand High Court refuses to quash ED's ECIR against a man acquitted of coal theft charges, holding that Rs 85 lakh cash and 134 property deeds seized during searches fell entirely outside the trial court's inquiry.
The High Court of Jharkhand dismissed a complainant's challenge to acquittal of a newspaper reporter and college principal convicted for defamation over a news item about alleged admission irregularities.
Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava found no specific overt act pointing to an attempt to commit rape, converting the conviction to Section 354 IPC and limiting the sentence to eight months already undergone.
Justice Ananda Sen halts tree-felling for an NH-99 and NH-100 bypass near Chatra, directing the Environment and Road Transport ministries to file counter-affidavits within six weeks.
Justice Deepak Roshan held that CBI's termination of a panel advocate under a 1997 notification satisfied Article 14; mala fide allegations without documentary proof carried no weight.
The Jharkhand High Court dismissed an appeal against appointment of a receiver over a disputed hotel business, finding that both brothers appear jointly on the loan documents and both sale deeds.
The Jharkhand High Court upheld the restoration of tribal land to a Scheduled Tribe purchaser, ruling that an unauthorised 1970 sale of Adivasi land violated Section 46 of the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act.
The High Court set aside the conviction of a prison warden under Section 222 IPC, holding that Jail Manual disciplinary rules cannot substitute for proof of criminal intent.
The Jharkhand High Court held that criminal summons cannot name a post or designation without identifying the person holding it, quashing proceedings against petitioners 2 and 3.
The Jharkhand High Court held that State Notification No. 2689 wrongly limited continuation benefits to members who retired on or after 21 May 2025, contrary to the Supreme Court's Limaye-II directions.
The Jharkhand High Court reversed an appellate court's acquittal of a husband under Section 498A IPC, finding the Sessions Court had ignored clinching evidence of dowry-linked cruelty.
Justice Deepak Roshan stayed a blanket cancellation of all appointments under Advertisement No. 18 of 2023, finding no individuated material against any specific candidate.
The High Court found no order had been promulgated and no complaint filed, making Section 188 IPC cognizance impermissible; Sections 171F and 171H also lacked essential ingredients.
The Jharkhand High Court held that an SDO's mistake in issuing a caste certificate in the husband's name cannot cost a qualified SC candidate her appointment after she scored above the cut-off.
A Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court held that the Bachelor of Computer Application degree belongs to the Science stream under the 2014 UGC Notification, which it read as clarificatory rather than prospective.
A Division Bench dissolves a marriage and directs a contractual government doctor to pay ₹90 lakh in permanent alimony, holding that loan repayments for asset creation cannot erode a husband's maintenance duty.
A Division Bench at Ranchi dismissed an appeal against conviction under Section 302/34 IPC, holding that circumstantial evidence firmly established the appellant's guilt in the deaths of her two young children.
Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi allowed a writ petition, ruling that a second SAR case filed 19 years after a final 1988 order was barred by constructive res judicata and limitation under the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act.
The Jharkhand High Court held that a signed court-annexed mediation settlement cannot be unilaterally withdrawn after one party has partially performed its obligations and derived benefits.
The Jharkhand High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a borrower who defaulted on a cooperative society loan, finding no allegation of deception at the transaction's inception.
A Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court upheld the Family Court's refusal of divorce, finding the husband had not proved cruelty or desertion under the Special Marriage Act.
The Jharkhand High Court held that a father taking his own minor child cannot constitute kidnapping, and that a bare "maar peet" allegation without bodily injury does not make out an offence under Section 323 IPC.
The Jharkhand High Court dismissed a first appeal by a husband seeking divorce on grounds of mental illness and cruelty, finding his case rested entirely on oral allegations without any medical evidence.
The Jharkhand High Court, finding reunion impossible after the husband remarried, fixed Rs 30 lakh permanent alimony under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act for an unemployed wife aged 28.
