Jharkhand High Court
S.125(4) CrPC | Wife Residing Away From Husband Without Any Reasonable Cause Not Entitled To Maintenance: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has stated that if a wife chooses to live separately from her husband without any valid reason, she is not eligible for maintenance under Section 125 (4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.Justice Subhash Chand emphasized, “In view of the overall evidence adduced on behalf of both the parties, it is found that the respondent-applicant has been residing aloof...
Person Who Assists With Proceeds Of Crime May Be Prosecuted Under PMLA Though Not Booked For Existing Scheduled Offence: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has observed that individuals implicated in a PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) case, who become involved after the commission of the scheduled offense by aiding in the concealment or utilization of proceeds of crime, are not required to be accused in the scheduled offense. The court emphasized that these individuals can still face prosecution under PMLA as...
Jharkhand High Court Reserves Verdict On Ex-CM Hemant Soren's Plea Seeking Nod To Participate In State Assembly Budget Session
The Jharkhand High Court earlier today reserved its verdict in a petition filed by the former state Chief Minister Hemant Soren seeking permission to participate in the budget session of the assembly which started on February 23.It may be noted that Soren was arrested on January 31st in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam case by the Enforcement...
Jharkhand High Court Seeks ED's Response In Ex-CM Hemant Soren's Plea Seeking Nod To Participate In State Assembly Session
The Jharkhand High Court today sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a petition filed by the former state Chief Minister Hemant Soren seeking permission to participate in the budget session of the assembly which started today.Soren moved to the High Court after he was denied permission to participate in the budget session by a special PMLA court in Ranchi on...
'Murder Accused-BJP President' Remark: Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Quash Defamation Suit Filed By BJP's Navin Jha
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed the petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to quash the ongoing proceedings in the trial court in a criminal defamation suit filed against him for calling former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president and current Union Home Minister Amit Shah a "murder accused".On February 16, Gandhi's written version was presented in the court, after...
Reopening Notice Issued U/s 148 Merits To Be Quashed If Barred By Limitation Period Prescribed U/s 149: Jharkhand High Court
Finding that the notice issued u/s 148 is barred by the limitation period prescribed u/s 149 of the Income tax Act, 1961, the Jharkhand High Court (Ranchi Bench) ruled that the very initiation of reassessment proceeding is wholly without jurisdiction. The Division Bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Deepak Roshan observed that “The three-year time period of A.Y 2016-17 had...
Three-Years Limitation Period For Tax Reassessment Assessment Notice on Concealed Income Below Rs. 50 Lakh: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that any notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, is normally three years from the end of the relevant assessment year and extendable beyond three years to 10 years, provided the income that has escaped assessment is Rs. 50,00,000 or more.The bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Deepak Roshan have observed that the reassessment...
Asking Accused To Pay To Complainant Amount Alleged To Have Been Cheated For Securing Bail Not Proper: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court recently set aside a bail condition imposed on accused to pay to the complainant an amount of Rs.12 lakh alleged to have been cheated by him.Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi held that inclusion of a condition for payment of money for bail tends to create an impression that bail could be secured by depositing money alleged to have been cheated. "That is really not the...
Public Representative Entitled To Raise Legitimate Public Issue: Jharkhand HC Discharges BJP MP Nishikant Dubey Booked For 2009 Demonstrations
While observing that a public representative is entitled to raise a legitimate public issue in peaceful demonstrations, the Jharkhand High Court on February 9, discharged the Member of Parliament (MP) Nishikant Dubey from a criminal case associated with a 2009 protest.Dubey, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), represents the Godda constituency in Jharkhand. Justice Sanjay Kumar...
Jharkhand High Court Issues Formal Notice On Hemant Soren's Plea Challenging ED Arrest, Hearing On February 27
The Jharkhand High Court today allowed the amendment application filed by former CM Hemant Soren, questioning the power of arrest exercised against him by the Enforcement Directorate under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 in an alleged land scam.While doing so, a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Rajesh Kumar ordered...
Illegal Mining Case: Jharkhand High Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Pankaj Mishra, MLA Representative Of Hemant Soren
The Jharkhand High Court on Saturday rejected the bail petition of Pankaj Mishra, an MLA representative of the state's former Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary observed, “Petitioner being the political representative of the then Chief Minister enjoys political and administrative connection. Matter involves crime proceed being generated by large scale illegal...
Dept. To Inform Charges To Person Against Whom Income Tax Proceedings Are Initiated: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that the show cause notice should give the noticeee a reasonable opportunity to make objections against proposed charges indicated in the notice, and the person proceeded against must be told the charges against him so that he can make his defense and prove his innocence.The bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Deepak Roshan has observed that in...