SONU THAKUR ALIAS SANOJ THAKUR vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - ANAND KR PANDEY — Cr.A(SJ)/371/2019

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

Case disposed

CNR: JHHC010107182019

Filing Number

Cr.A(SJ)/7812/2019

Filing Date

01-Apr-2019

Registration No

Cr.A(SJ)/371/2019

Registration Date

05-Apr-2019

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

WOMEN & CHILDREN ( 196 )

Sub-Category

Children Sexual Protection Act ( 7 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

06-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SONU THAKUR ALIAS SANOJ THAKUR

    Adv. SHANKAR SINGH,ARUN KUMAR,ARUN KUMAR, ,ARUN KUMAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - ANAND KR PANDEY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh KumarView PDF

    The Jharkhand High Court quashed the conviction of Sonu Thakur for kidnapping and sexual assault under IPC sections 363, 376 and POCSO Act provisions, finding the victim was a major (17-18 years) based on medical board assessment and her own testimony of birth in January 2000, rather than the school certificate showing 2002. The court found the victim willingly accompanied the accused and both intended marriage, making the conviction legally unsustainable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 10-Jul-2019

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  4. 10-Jul-2019

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  5. 09-May-2019

    Admission

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rajesh Shankar

  6. 01-Apr-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. Cr.A(SJ)/371/2019

casestatus.in Summary

The Jharkhand High Court quashed the conviction of Sonu Thakur for kidnapping and sexual assault under IPC sections 363, 376 and POCSO Act provisions, finding the victim was a major (17-18 years) based on medical board assessment and her own testimony of birth in January 2000, rather than the school certificate showing 2002. The court found the victim willingly accompanied the accused and both intended marriage, making the conviction legally unsustainable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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