Jharkhand High Court News & Updates
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of 15 Judicial Officers as Judges of the Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Courts.
Read Full ArticleJharkhand High Court reduces the sentence of a former fund clerk convicted in a ₹300 bribery case dating back to 1993, citing three decades of trial agony and period already undergone.
Jharkhand High Court restores conviction under Section 498A IPC, holding that cruelty covers unlawful demands for money or property, not merely dowry demands.
Jharkhand High Court has held that parties cannot unilaterally withdraw from a court-annexed mediation settlement after signing it and accepting benefits under its terms.
The Jharkhand High Court acquitted a man in a rape case, holding that a five-year relationship was consensual and did not amount to rape on a false promise of marriage.
The Jharkhand High Court ruled that permanent alimony must balance the wife's financial security with the husband's paying capacity, holding that no fixed mathematical formula can determine its quantu...
Jharkhand HC upholds refusal of divorce, holding husband's unproven un-chastity allegations against wife amount to cruelty by him, and that he failed to prove cruelty or desertion by her.
The Jharkhand High Court ruled that merely holding a minor girl's hand while proposing marriage, without sexual or improper intent, does not constitute outraging modesty under Section 354 IPC, and set...
Jharkhand HC dismisses Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands' plea, holds Commercial Court has no jurisdiction over eviction suit under Rent Act despite commercial nature of tenanted premises.
Jharkhand High Court holds adultery is no longer a crime post Joseph Shine, quashing a constable's dismissal over an alleged affair and ordering his reinstatement with back wages.
Jharkhand HC quashes FIR against a Block Development Officer, holding words like 'Tum Tam' don't amount to instigation to suicide or other alleged offences.
Jharkhand High Court rules that a Kurfanama holder must prove 12 years' possession before the 1949 Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act to resist eviction.
Jharkhand High Court sets aside a mother-in-law's Section 498A conviction, holding a single scolding incident over a jaggery pot dispute doesn't prove cruelty.
Jharkhand High Court sets aside NDPS conviction after FSL report identifies seized substance as Bhang, holding it falls outside the statutory definition of cannabis under Section 2(iii).
Jharkhand High Court partly allows appeal, upholding rape conviction under Section 376 IPC on false promise of marriage while acquitting the accused under Section 313 IPC for lack of evidence.
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![SC Collegium Approves 15 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka & J&K High Courts [Read Statement]](/secure/uploads/2026/09/lj_8709_SC_Collegium_Approves_15.webp)
![Jharkhand HC Cuts Sentence in 1993 ₹300 Bribe Case, Cites Three Decades of Trial Agony [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/08/lj_1945_ChatGPT_Image_Aug_28,_2026,_01_03_09_AM.webp)
![Section 498A Covers Not Only Dowry Demands, But Any Unlawful Demand For Property Or Valuable Security: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/08/lj_5360_ChatGPT_Image_Aug_25,_2026,_05_20_58_PM.webp)
![Spouse Cannot Resile From Mediated Divorce Settlement After Taking Benefits: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/08/lj_5196_Spouse_Cannot_Resile_From.webp)
![Levelling Un-Chastity Allegations Against Wife Without Proof Amounts To Cruelty, Not Ground For His Divorce: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_6224_Levelling_Un_Chastity_Allegations_Against.webp)
![Holding Minor's Hand While Proposing Marriage, Not Outraging Modesty Under Section 354 IPC: Jharkhand HC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_3340_Holding_Minors_Hand.png)
![Commercial Court Cannot Entertain Eviction Suit Under Rent Act, Holds Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_5580_ChatGPT_Image_Jul_11,_2026,_01_32_01_PM.webp)
![Adultery Is "No More a Crime": Jharkhand HC Quashes Constable's Dismissal, Orders Reinstatement [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_4486_ChatGPT_Image_Jul_10,_2026,_02_30_57_AM.webp)
!['Tum Tam' Remark Not Instigation to Suicide: Jharkhand HC Quashes BDO's FIR [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_3158_Tum_Tam_Remark_Not.webp)
![Kurfanama Must Show 12 Years Possession Before 1949 Act To Resist Eviction: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_9908_ChatGPT_Image_Jul_4,_2026,_04_03_22_PM.webp)
![Solitary Scolding Not Cruelty Under 498A: Jharkhand HC Acquits Mother-in-Law [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_8904_ChatGPT_Image_Jul_3,_2026,_12_57_34_AM.webp)
![Bhang Not 'Cannabis' Under NDPS Act: Jharkhand HC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_4662_Bhang_Not_Cannabis.webp)
![False Promise Of Marriage Vitiates Consent Under Sec 90 IPC: Jharkhand HC Upholds Rape Conviction [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_8740_ChatGPT_Image_Jul_2,_2026,_02_45_02_AM.webp)
