GANESH SINGH And ORS. vs STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - APP, ,PANKAJ KUMAR MISHRA — Cr.A(DB)/261/2003

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

Case disposed

CNR: JHHC010120432003

Filing Number

Cr.A(DB)/11391/2003

Filing Date

19-Feb-2003

Registration No

Cr.A(DB)/261/2003

Registration Date

19-Feb-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.GANESH SINGH And ORS.

    Adv. MANOJ KUMAR SAH

  2. 2.Birendra Singh

  3. 3.Budul Singh

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - APP (Assistant Public Prosecutor), ,PANKAJ KUMAR MISHRA

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) /261/2003 The Jharkhand High Court allowed the appeal and acquitted three appellants (Ganesh Singh, Birendra Singh, Budul Singh) convicted of murder under IPC §302 read with §34. The court found the trial court committed serious error in convicting them based on insufficient evidence—no eyewitness to the alleged assault, only two minor bruises on the deceased's back that the autopsy surgeon opined could not cause death, and no definite cause of death established despite viscera being preserved but not tested. The prosecution's case was shrouded with doubt and motivated by suspicion arising from a stolen watch dispute. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 13-Apr-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  4. 07-Apr-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  5. 09-Mar-2026

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

  6. 09-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 19-Feb-2003

    Case filed

    Registration No. Cr.A(DB)/261/2003

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Cr.A(DB) /261/2003 The Jharkhand High Court allowed the appeal and acquitted three appellants (Ganesh Singh, Birendra Singh, Budul Singh) convicted of murder under IPC §302 read with §34. The court found the trial court committed serious error in convicting them based on insufficient evidence—no eyewitness to the alleged assault, only two minor bruises on the deceased's back that the autopsy surgeon opined could not cause death, and no definite cause of death established despite viscera being preserved but not tested. The prosecution's case was shrouded with doubt and motivated by suspicion arising from a stolen watch dispute. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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