No Reason To Believe Hemant Soren Was Guilty Of Money Laundering: Jharkhand High Court In Former CM's Bail Order

The Jharkhand High Court granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday in connection with an alleged land scam case. The verdict follows the court's decision to reserve the order on June 13 regarding Soren's bail application.The ruling was made by a single bench led by Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay. Representing Soren, Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora claimed that the charges...

Jharkhand High Court Orders State To Pay ₹5 Lakhs Compensation For Illegal Demolition Of Shops, Additional ₹25K For Mental Agony Of Shop Owner

The Jharkhand High Court has ordered the State government to pay ₹5 lakhs in compensation for illegally demolishing a privately owned building that housed five shops. Additionally, the Court has directed the State to pay ₹25,000 for the mental pain and agony suffered by the shop owner due to the State's high-handed actions.Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, who presided over the case,...

Jharkhand High Court Grants Bail To Former CM Hemant Soren In Alleged Money Laundering Case Involving Illegal Land Possession

The Jharkhand High Court has granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday in an alleged money laundering case involving the illegal possession of 8.36 acres of land.The Court observed that there was no evidence directly linking Soren to the possession of the land in question and that the ED's statements that their intervention prevented illegal possession of the land...

No Prescribed Format Of Recording Dying Declaration But Courts Must Satisfy Whether It Was Made In 'Fit State Of Mind': Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has made it clear that there is no prescribed format for recording a dying declaration and it may be either oral or in writing, however, any Court relying on it must ensure that it was made by the declarant in a 'fit state of mind'.A division bench comprising Justices Subhash Chand and Ananda Sen observed, “It is the settled law that the dying declaration may be oral...

Section 11 Petition Requires Only Existence of Arbitration Clause, 'No More, No Less': Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court bench of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar has held that the court in Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not required to look beyond except existence of the arbitration clause at this stage; 'no more no less'. Section 11 of the Arbitration Act pertains to the appointment of arbitrators. It outlines the procedure for...

Judges And Staff Of Jharkhand High Court Participate In Yogabhyas Camp To Celebrate International Yoga Day

On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, a Yogabhyas Camp was organized on the premises of Jharkhand High Court. The event saw the participation of several high-ranking officials including Judges of the Jharkhand High Court, Registry members, officers, and staff.Notable attendees included Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay, Justice Ananda Sen, Justice Dr....

Pensionary Benefits And Gratuity Can't Be Withheld During Pendency Of Criminal Proceedings Against Employees: Jharkhand High Court

A single judge bench of the Jharkhand High Court comprising of Justice S.N. Pathak, while deciding Writ Petition in the case of Shanti Devi vs. State of Jharkhand and Others, held that pension and gratuity benefits for employees cannot be withheld while criminal proceedings are ongoing. Background Facts Shanti Devi (Petitioner) was appointed as a Lecturer in BNJ College, Sisai,...

GST Officers Should Not Coerce Individuals Summoned To Give Statements After Office Hours: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that GST officers should not require or coerce individuals summoned under GST to give statements after office hours.The division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Navneet Kumar emphasized, “In our opinion, the proper officer under the GST should not be requiring or forcing or coercing a person so summoned to give...

Courts Responsible To Prevent Criminal Action Against Innocents, Must Proceed With Circumspection When Malicious Prosecution Alleged: Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed criminal proceedings in a case deemed maliciously filed, emphasising that when a case is filed with malicious intent and subsequently challenged in the High Court, it bears a greater responsibility to scrutinise the matter meticulously to prevent the wrongful prosecution of an innocent person.Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi remarked, “There is no doubt that...

Anticipatory Bail Plea Rendered Non-Maintainable If No Interim Protection Granted And Proclamation U/S 82 CrPC Is Issued: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that warrants, proclamations, and attachments can be issued against an accused unless there is an interim order of no-coercive measure issued by the court where the anticipatory bail application is filed. If such an interim order is absent and a process under Section 82 ofCrPC is issued, it renders the anticipatory bail application not maintainable.In...

Death By A Hammer Blow On Head: Jharkhand High Court Says Culpable Homicide On Sudden Provocation Not Murder, Intention To Kill Not Shown

The Jharkhand High Court recently set aside the murder conviction of a man who caused the death of his uncle by giving a blow of hammer on his head, stating that 'culpable homicide' committed without premeditation in the heat of passion upon a sudden quarrel, where the offender does not take 'undue advantage nor acts cruelly', does not constitute murder.The Division Bench of Justice Ananda...

Jharkhand High Court Weekly Roundup: June 3 - June 9, 2024

Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Jha) 87-93]Simant Saurav @ Simant Saunabh V. The State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 87 Shrawan Kumar Das V. The State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 88 Sanjay Kujur V. The State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 89 Anita Devi V. The State of Jharkhand 2024 LiveLaw (Jha) 90 Jharkhand Urja Vikas Nigam Limited v. M/s Rites Ltd. and Ors. 2024 LiveLaw...