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Nine years after a Dhanbad sessions court sentenced the brother of the husband and his wife to seven years, a division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava found that every witness put the kerosene and the matchstick in the hands of the mother-in-law and the husband alone, that no dowry demand or cruelty was specifically
A division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava upheld the Ranchi Family Court, holding that a husband who admitted he stopped paying rent on the flat where his wife and two daughters lived had proved neither cruelty nor desertion under Section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act.
Chief Justice M. S. Sonak and Justice Manoj Prasad held that an executive rule under Article 162 cannot dictate which lawyers statutory boards and corporations engage, upheld the practice thresholds and the bar on Law Research Officers appearing in court, and gave the State three months to reconsider a retainer that is below the minimum wage for highly skill
A division bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Ram Sharma set aside the NIA special court's refusal, finding that Ramjit Nagesiya was placed in the observing team rather than the attacking party, has been in custody since November 2020, and stands on the same footing as two co-accused already released.
Justices Sujit Narayan Prasad and Sanjay Prasad dismissed three appeals, held that restraining those who came to help establishes common intention, and rejected an alibi contradicted by the marriage card.
Justices Sujit Narayan Prasad and Sanjay Prasad held that even a consent decree is assailable where the consent is in question, and sent the case back to the Family Court for an inquiry into the date of marriage.
Justices Sujit Narayan Prasad and Pradeep Kumar Srivastava set aside a decree of restitution of conjugal rights as perverse, holding that the test of reasonableness was never applied to her defence.
A Division Bench of Justices Sujit Narayan Prasad and Sanjay Prasad affirms a decree dissolving a 2003 marriage and modifies it by awarding a lump sum of Rs 20,00,000, payable in four equal instalments within twelve months.
A Division Bench of Justices Sujit Narayan Prasad and Sanjay Prasad sets aside a Family Court decree, dissolves the marriage on the wife's own suit, and records that her not seeking maintenance reflects her bona fides.
Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Manoj Prasad hold that the right to a speedy trial encompasses a speedy enquiry, and enforce a 2015 notification the State had stopped observing.
The trial court dismissed the partition suit. The Jharkhand High Court decrees it, holding that payments to suppliers prove nothing without documents showing what they were for.
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.
