KISHUN NAYAK And ORS vs STATE OF BIHAR Advocate - A.P.P., ,R.C.JHA,B.N.TIWARY,B.N.TIWARY,R.C.JHA,B.N.TIWARY,R.R.CHAKRAVERTY,R.R.CHAKRAVERTY,R.C.JHA, B.K.DUBEY,R.C.JHA,R.R.CHAKRAVERTY,B.K.DUBEY,R.R.CHAKRAVERTY,B.K.DUBEY,B.K.DUBEY,B.N.TIWARY ,NEHALA SHARMIN,BHOLA NATH OJHA — Cr.A(DB)/145/1998

Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 04th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 16-Jan-2018

CNR: JHHC010055371998

Filing Number

Cr.A(DB)/1037/1998

Filing Date

09-Jun-1998

Registration No

Cr.A(DB)/145/1998

Registration Date

09-Jun-1998

Judge

Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad

Coram

Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE ( 121 )

Sub-Category

Section 374(2) & 389(1) 389(2) ( 16 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

04-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KISHUN NAYAK And ORS

    Adv. M.S.CHHABRA,NUTAN KUMARI SHARMA,NUTAN KUMARI SHARMA, ,NUTAN KUMARI SHARMA,NAVEEN KUMAR JAISWAL,NUTAN KUMARI SHARMA,NUTAN KUMARI SHARMA,NAVEEN KUMAR JAISWAL,NAVEEN KUMAR JAISWAL,NAVEEN KUMAR JAISWAL,NUTAN KUMARI SHARMA

  2. 2.Jagdish Nayak

  3. 3.Guru Charan Nayak

  4. 4.Ganesh Nayak

  5. 5.Mathura Nayak

  6. 6.Hulo Nayak

  7. 7.Rama Nayak

  8. 8.Smt Munna Devi

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF BIHAR Advocate - A.P.P., ,R.C.JHA,B.N.TIWARY,B.N.TIWARY,R.C.JHA,B.N.TIWARY,R.R.CHAKRAVERTY,R.R.CHAKRAVERTY,R.C.JHA, B.K.DUBEY,R.C.JHA,R.R.CHAKRAVERTY,B.K.DUBEY,R.R.CHAKRAVERTY,B.K.DUBEY,B.K.DUBEY,B.N.TIWARY ,NEHALA SHARMIN,BHOLA NATH OJHA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad,hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay PrasadView PDF

    CASE SUMMARY: Kishun Nayak v. State of Bihar, Cr.A(DB) /145/1998 Decision The Jharkhand High Court dismissed the appeal for four of five appellants (Kishun Nayak, Guru Charan Nayak, Ganesh Nayak, and Mathura Nayak), upholding their convictions under IPC sections 148, 302/34 (murder), and 307/34 (attempted murder). The court acquitted appellant Munna Devi on benefit of doubt due to her alibi evidence (post-childbirth recovery at her maternal home). Key Facts On 05.07.1990, approximately 8-9 appellants armed with tangi, berchha, and lathi assaulted Atwari Nayak (deceased) on a village road. Two of his sons—Rameshwar and Sahdeo Nayak—who attempted rescue were also injured. The motive was a preceding land dispute over cattle grazing paddy seedlings. Court's Reasoning The court relied heavily on credible injured eyewitness testimony (Rameshwar and Sahdeo Nayak), corroborated by additional eyewitnesses (wife, village neighbor, informant son) and postmortem/medical evidence confirming incised wounds. Despite appellants' arguments regarding missing First Information Report and defective investigation, the court held that credible ocular evidence cannot be discarded based solely on investigation lapses. The broad substratum of the prosecution case—common intention among multiple assailants—was established beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 09-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad,hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay PrasadView PDF

  4. 09-Apr-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad

  5. 06-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad,hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay PrasadView PDF

  6. 06-Apr-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary

  7. 30-Mar-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  8. 23-Mar-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad

  9. 16-Mar-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  10. 09-Mar-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  11. 16-Feb-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  12. 09-Feb-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  13. 02-Feb-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  14. 12-Jan-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  15. 05-Jan-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary

  16. 22-Dec-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  17. 15-Dec-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  18. 08-Dec-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  19. 01-Dec-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  20. 24-Nov-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  21. 17-Nov-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  22. 10-Nov-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  23. 03-Nov-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  24. 13-Oct-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  25. 06-Oct-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  26. 22-Sep-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  27. 15-Sep-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  28. 08-Sep-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  29. 01-Sep-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  30. 25-Aug-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  31. 18-Aug-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice (Tarlok Singh Chauhan) , Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad

  32. 28-Jul-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  33. 21-Jul-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  34. 14-Jul-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  35. 07-Jul-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  36. 30-Jun-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  37. 23-Jun-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  38. 16-Jun-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  39. 09-Jun-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  40. 05-May-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  41. 28-Apr-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

  42. 25-Apr-2025

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad,hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh KumarView PDF

  43. 25-Apr-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  44. 17-Mar-2025

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar RaiView PDF

  45. 17-Mar-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Rai

  46. 10-Mar-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad

  47. 04-Apr-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.chandrashekhar (As Acj) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navneet Kumar

  48. 03-Apr-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.chandrashekhar (As Acj),hon'ble Mr. Justice Navneet KumarView PDF

  49. 03-Apr-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.chandrashekhar (As Acj) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navneet Kumar

  50. 03-Apr-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.chandrashekhar (As Acj) , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navneet Kumar

  51. 22-Mar-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.chandrashekhar (As Acj),hon'ble Mr. Justice Navneet KumarView PDF

  52. 22-Mar-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  53. 09-Jun-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. Cr.A(DB)/145/1998

casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY: Kishun Nayak v. State of Bihar, Cr.A(DB) /145/1998 Decision The Jharkhand High Court dismissed the appeal for four of five appellants (Kishun Nayak, Guru Charan Nayak, Ganesh Nayak, and Mathura Nayak), upholding their convictions under IPC sections 148, 302/34 (murder), and 307/34 (attempted murder). The court acquitted appellant Munna Devi on benefit of doubt due to her alibi evidence (post-childbirth recovery at her maternal home). Key Facts On 05.07.1990, approximately 8-9 appellants armed with tangi, berchha, and lathi assaulted Atwari Nayak (deceased) on a village road. Two of his sons—Rameshwar and Sahdeo Nayak—who attempted rescue were also injured. The motive was a preceding land dispute over cattle grazing paddy seedlings. Court's Reasoning The court relied heavily on credible injured eyewitness testimony (Rameshwar and Sahdeo Nayak), corroborated by additional eyewitnesses (wife, village neighbor, informant son) and postmortem/medical evidence confirming incised wounds. Despite appellants' arguments regarding missing First Information Report and defective investigation, the court held that credible ocular evidence cannot be discarded based solely on investigation lapses. The broad substratum of the prosecution case—common intention among multiple assailants—was established beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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