Jharkhand High Court News & Updates
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.
Read Full ArticleThe 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 quantum.
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 aside the appellant's conviction.
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.
The Jharkhand High Court has overturned the dismissal of a contractual peon fired for allegedly taking tea and biscuits. The court labelled the punishment "grossly disproportionate" and a violation of...
Jharkhand High Court held that filing of a chargesheet alone does not bar anticipatory bail and granted relief to a school secretary facing fraud charges.
Jharkhand HC ruled that delay in marriage alone cannot turn a consensual relationship into rape, setting aside a man’s conviction under Section 376 IPC.
Jharkhand High Court issues extensive directions on protection, rehabilitation, compensation, education, and support for rape survivors statewide.
![Levelling Un-Chastity Allegations Against Wife Without Proof Amounts To Cruelty, Not Ground For His Divorce: Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](https://lawstreet.co/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]](https://lawstreet.co/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_3340_Holding_Minors_Hand.png)
![Commercial Court Cannot Entertain Eviction Suit Under Rent Act, Holds Jharkhand HC [Read Order]](https://lawstreet.co/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]](https://lawstreet.co/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]](https://lawstreet.co/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]](https://lawstreet.co/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]](https://lawstreet.co/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]](https://lawstreet.co/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]](https://lawstreet.co/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_8740_ChatGPT_Image_Jul_2,_2026,_02_45_02_AM.webp)
![Jharkhand HC Grants Anticipatory Bail, Holds Chargesheet Filing No Bar [Read Order]](https://lawstreet.co/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_1177_Jharkhand_HC_Grants_Anticipatory_Bail.webp)
![Mere Delay in Marriage Doesn’t Make Consensual Sex Rape: Jharkhand HC [Read Judgment]](https://lawstreet.co/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_7861_Mere_Delay_in_Marriage.webp)
![Jharkhand HC Issues Sweeping Directions For Protection and Rehabilitation of Rape Survivors [Read Order]](https://lawstreet.co/secure/uploads/2026/06/lj_5850_Jharkhand_HC_Issues_Sweeping.webp)
