Tag: Jharkhand High Court
Photo: AI ImageForeign woman raped at Hazaribag detention centre, three constables booked
Three constables have been booked for allegedly raping a Bangladeshi woman at the Hazaribag detention centre, while the appearance of the state home secretary before the Jharkhand High Court on Monday revealed that the state government’s requests to the Ministry of External Affairs for her deportation have received no response. The state government informed the…
Photo: AI ImageHC summons home secretary over woman’s prolonged detention & alleged custodial rape
A woman who allegedly suffered repeated “rape” in custody for two years has remained detained even after completing sentences in two criminal cases, prompting the Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday to demand to know under what authority of law she continues to be deprived of her liberty. The petition was filed by a social worker…
Photo: AI Image450+ custodial deaths, four tenders, yet no CCTV: HC puts top brass on notice
More than 450 custodial deaths since 2018, four rounds of tendering and repeated court directions have failed to ensure the installation of CCTV cameras in police stations across Jharkhand, prompting the high court to issue show-cause notices to the state’s top officials. A division bench of Chief Justice M S Sonak and Justice Manoj Prasad…
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Married tutor accused of raping Class 10 student acquitted after 27 years
The Jharkhand High Court has acquitted a married government employee accused of raping a Class 10 student he tutored in science, setting aside his conviction 27 years after the case was registered. The court held that material contradictions in the prosecution evidence created reasonable doubt about the charges against Laxman Mahto. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava,…
Photo: AI generated imageHC summons JSSC IT experts to verify missing response sheets, answer keys
Court to examine candidates’ portal access on October 13; 43 assistant acharya posts kept aside in separate recruitment case The Jharkhand high court has directed computer and IT experts of the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) to remain present in court on October 13 in connection with a petition concerning the non-availability of response sheets…
Photo: AI ImageHC continues stay on cancellation of JSSC, JPSC appointments
Court gives govt 48 hours to file reply; merits to be heard on Friday Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday continued its stay on the state government’s decision to cancel appointments made through various JSSC and JPSC examinations, with the court orally terming the mass cancellation a “Tughlaqi diktat” and observing that such…
Photo: AI ImageHe lost his job for accepting gratification of Rs 100
A Rs 100 bribe has proved extraordinarily costly for a former railway parcel clerk—not just his job, but three decades of legal struggle and, ultimately, another stint in prison. Now 75 and battling age-related ailments, he will once again have to surrender to serve the jail term in a case that began with a Rs…
Photo: TGCHC issues contempt notice to DGP over non-installation of CCTVs in police stations
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court has issued a contempt notice to the Director General of Police (DGP) for alleged non-compliance with its order directing the installation of CCTV cameras in all police stations across the state. A division bench comprising Chief Justice M S Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar asked the DGP to explain why…
Photo: AI generated image: IANSPIL seeks safeguards for innocent bank customers in cyber fraud cases
Seeking protection for innocent bank customers caught in the crossfire of cyber fraud investigations, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Jharkhand High Court seeking safeguards against account freezing, police action and criminal proceedings when suspicious money is transferred into their accounts without their knowledge. The PIL, filed by advocate Achyut Swaroop…
Photo: TGCHC orders FIR against Namkum officials over land deals, missing revenue records
The Jharkhand High Court has directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to register an FIR against officials and employees of Namkum circle allegedly involved in irregularities in land transactions and the disappearance of original revenue records. The bench of Justice Rajesh Shankar, while hearing the matter, also directed the ACB to submit a sealed report on…
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