Jharkhand High Court
Married Woman Can't Be Lured To Give Consent For Sex On False Promise Of Marriage: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a married woman, who enters into a consensual sexual relationship with a man other than her husband, cannot later on prosecute him for rape on the false pretext of marriage. In other words, the Court was of the view that a married woman cannot be lured to give consent for sex on the false promise of marriage, as such promise is illegal. While...
Jharkhand High Court Grants Interim Protection To Chhattisgarh BJP Candidate Brahmanand Netam In POCSO Case
The Jharkhand High Court on Monday directed the State to desist from taking any 'coercive steps' against Brahmanand Netam, BJP candidate in the Bhanupratappur assembly by-election in Chhattisgarh, booked in a case involving serious sexual offences under Sections 376B, 376(2)(a)(i), 376D, 366A & 370 of the IPC along with Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act.The case reportedly involves...
Fresh Notice Under Section 21 Not Required To Be Issued For Appointment Of Substitute Arbitrator: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that a party is not required to make a fresh request for appointment of substitute arbitrator by issuing a notice under Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), if notice under Section 21 was issued for appointment of the arbitrator sought to be substituted. The bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad held that once...
Muslim Woman Can Marry Person Of Her Choice After Attaining 15 Yrs Of Age: Jharkhand High Court Reiterates
The Jharkhand High Court has held that there is a presumption under Muslim law that people attain puberty at the age of '15 years' and upon attaining the same, they are at liberty to marry persons of their choice without any interference of their guardians. While quashing a pending criminal proceeding against a man for marrying 15 years-old-girl, a Single Bench of Justice Sanjay...
Dispute Arising Out Of Erstwhile Central Excise Act Has To Be Dealt With Under Its Provisions And Not Under GST: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that the initiation of proceedings by the department under section 73 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017 for alleged contravention of the Central Excise Act (C.E.A.) and Finance Act against the petitioner in terms of Section 140 of the CGST Act for the transition of CENVAT Credit as being inadmissible under GST was beyond his jurisdiction.The division bench of...
In-house Software Launched By Jharkhand High Court
In-house Software launched by the Chief Justice which have been developed by Office of CPC. File Tracking System. This application can track the movement of physical files/documents of receiving/dispatch Section. This application has been inaugurated by the Chief Justice, High Court of Jharkhand in presence of Judges of High Court on 17.11.2022. Software launched by the...
Deposit in Electronic Cash Ledger prior to due date of filing of GSTR-3B return does not discharge tax liability: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that any deposit in the electronic cash ledger prior to the due date for filing the GSTR 3B return does not amount to a discharge of the registered person's tax liability.The division bench of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Deepak Roshan observed that an electronic cash ledger is just an e-wallet where cash can be deposited at any time by creating...
Jharkhand High Court Launches E-Filing 3.0 Version Software
e-filing 3.0 version software has been launched by the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court in presence of Judges of the High Court on 17.11.2022. The software will enable filing of pleadings, plaints, written statements, reply and various applications before the High Courts and District Courts online. It has provision for online payment which enables user to pay Court...
Jharkhand High Court Denies Bail To Suspended IAS Officer Pooja Singhal In Money Laundering Case
The Jharkhand High Court recently denied bail to Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer Pooja Singhal in connection with a money laundering case registered against her pertaining to the alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds in Khunti district during 2009-2010 and some other suspicious financial transactions.While denying her bail, the bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi noted that...
Model Code Of Conduct Violation Case | Jharkhand High Court Quashes Case Against CM Hemant Soren
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday quashed criminal proceedings instituted against Chief Minister Hemant Soren for allegedly violating the model code of conduct during the 2019 Assembly elections in the state. The instant case pertains to the polling day in Ranchi on May 06, 2019, when CM Soren had gone to a polling booth to cast his vote along with his wife wherein he had allegedly...
Dumka School Girl Killing: Jharkhand High Court Warns Authorities Of Imposing Exemplary Costs If Replies Not Filed By Nov 11
The Jharkhand High Court last week warned the official authorities of imposing exemplary costs if they fail to file replies (by November 11) to the queries put forth by the High Court in connection with the killing of a girl in the State's Dumka district in August 2022.The High Court has taken a suo moto cognizance of this case wherein the accused allegedly poured petrol on a...
Jharkhand High Court Refuses To Stay Criminal Proceedings Against 3 Suspended Congress MLAs In Cash Seizure Case
The Jharkhand High Court last week refused to stay proceedings against three suspended Congress legislators from Jharkhand (Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap, and Naman Bixal Kongari) who were arrested by the West Bengal Police in July 2022 after allegedly around ₹49 lakh in cash was seized from their vehicle.The bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi has allowed the Kolkata Police to...