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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The Jharkhand High Court held that a signed court-annexed mediation settlement cannot be unilaterally withdrawn after one party has partially performed its obligations and derived benefits.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.
Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi dismissed a 2013 writ petition by heirs of displaced villagers, holding that the 1961 land acquisition was lawful, compensation was paid, and the land had not been transferred to any private company.
The Jharkhand High Court held that penalty under Section 4A of the Employees' Compensation Act was mandatory and awarded Rs. 2,91,635 in penalty plus funeral expenses to the widow of a deceased worker.
The High Court of Jharkhand upheld the reversal of a trial court decree that had declared a 1968 missionary trust transfer illegal, finding the challenge barred by limitation, affected by non-joinder, and unsupported on merits.
The Jharkhand High Court set aside a POCSO court's conviction under Section 354 IPC, finding that a man's act of catching a girl's hand while proposing marriage lacked the criminal intent the section requires.
A Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal challenging rent receipts issued in favour of a rival claimant, holding that revenue authorities lack jurisdiction to cancel a long-running Jamabandi under the Act of 1973.
Jharkhand High Court held JUIDCO's mid-litigation release of the Bank Guarantee an admission by conduct that M/s Eagle Infra India Limited had completed all contractual obligations.
The Jharkhand High Court has set aside the conviction of Pramila Devi, finding no overt act, no recovery of arms from her person, and no evidence of extremist membership beyond her presence at a naxal encounter site.
Three electrical technicians died when a trolley broke at 60 metres during floodlight repairs at JSCA's Dhurwa stadium; the High Court has now fixed principal employer liability on Valmont Structures, not the cricket association.
The High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi set aside dismissal orders against a Jharkhand Armed Police constable, finding that the penalty was imposed on a ground absent from the charge sheet and that the enquiry rested on uncorroborated complainant testimony.
The Jharkhand High Court quashed a criminal FIR against a Block Development Officer, holding that using informal address words could not constitute abetment of suicide under Section 108 of BNS, 2023.
The Jharkhand High Court has quashed a decade-old criminal case against Chief Minister Hemant Soren arising from a 2014 campaign speech, holding that none of the three charged offences was made out on the allegations.
The Jharkhand High Court dismissed a writ petition against an eviction order, finding the petitioner's 1941 Kurfanama collusive and possession of disputed land for 12 years not established under the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act, 1949.
The Jharkhand High Court set aside a seven-year rigorous imprisonment sentence after the FSL report showed the seized substance was bhang, which falls outside the NDPS Act's definition of cannabis.
Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava dismisses a revision against a trial court order adding Sections 328 and 302/34 IPC to a Section 306 case, citing the court's independent satisfaction.
Justice Ananda Sen holds the State Disability Commissioner exceeded jurisdiction by adjudicating a land title dispute between two families in Chatra district, unrelated to any disability.
The Jharkhand High Court refused to order a DNA test of a child born in 2002, holding that the husband's divorce plaint contained no plea of non-access to rebut the Section 112 presumption.
