MANI ORAON And ORS. vs STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - APP, ,SHAILESH KR SINHA — Cr.A(DB)/989/2003

Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 06th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 01-Oct-2016

CNR: JHHC010097742003

Filing Number

Cr.A(DB)/11766/2003

Filing Date

23-Jul-2003

Registration No

Cr.A(DB)/989/2003

Registration Date

23-Jul-2003

Judge

Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

Coram

Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

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

06-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MANI ORAON And ORS.

    Adv. A.K.CHATURVEDI,RAJESH KUMAR SINGH,RAJESH KUMAR SINGH, ,RAJESH KUMAR SINGH,RAJESH KUMAR SINGH,RAJESH KUMAR SINGH,RAJESH KUMAR SINGH

  2. 2.Birsai Oraon

  3. 3.Bimal Oraon

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - APP (Assistant Public Prosecutor), ,SHAILESH KR SINHA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar SrivastavaView PDF

    CASE SUMMARY: Cr.A(DB)/989/2003 The Jharkhand High Court acquitted three appellants (Mani Oraon, Birsai Oraon, and Bimal Oraon) convicted of murder under IPC Sections 302/109, finding the trial court relied solely on suspicion rather than legal evidence. The court determined that while an MCC extremist party led by Loha Singh committed the murder, no witness testified that the appellants participated in the assault or killing, and the alleged land dispute motive remained unproven despite the informant's claims. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar SrivastavaView PDF

  4. 01-Apr-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  5. 25-Mar-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  6. 24-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar SrivastavaView PDF

  7. 24-Feb-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  8. 17-Feb-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  9. 10-Feb-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  10. 03-Feb-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  11. 27-Jan-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  12. 27-Jan-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Roshan

  13. 20-Jan-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  14. 13-Jan-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  15. 06-Jan-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  16. 23-Dec-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  17. 16-Dec-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  18. 09-Dec-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  19. 02-Dec-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary

  20. 25-Nov-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  21. 18-Nov-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  22. 04-Nov-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  23. 31-Oct-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  24. 17-Oct-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  25. 15-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar SrivastavaView PDF

  26. 15-Sep-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  27. 09-Sep-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  28. 02-Sep-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  29. 26-Aug-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  30. 19-Aug-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

  31. 12-Aug-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath

  32. 09-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ambuj NathView PDF

  33. 09-Jul-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  34. 23-Jul-2003

    Case filed

    Registration No. Cr.A(DB)/989/2003

casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY: Cr.A(DB)/989/2003 The Jharkhand High Court acquitted three appellants (Mani Oraon, Birsai Oraon, and Bimal Oraon) convicted of murder under IPC Sections 302/109, finding the trial court relied solely on suspicion rather than legal evidence. The court determined that while an MCC extremist party led by Loha Singh committed the murder, no witness testified that the appellants participated in the assault or killing, and the alleged land dispute motive remained unproven despite the informant's claims. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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