SANJAY PASWAN vs STATE OF JHARKHAND — Cr.A(SJ)/1189/2008
Disposed: Contested--Dismissed with modification on 04th May 2026.
CNR: JHHC010172682008
Filing Number
Cr.A(SJ)/20156/2008
Filing Date
22-Sep-2008
Registration No
Cr.A(SJ)/1189/2008
Registration Date
22-Sep-2008
Judge
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava
Coram
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava
Bench Type
Single 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--Dismissed with modification
Last updated 04-Jun-2026
Petitioner(s)
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1.SANJAY PASWAN
Adv. SURENDRA PRASAD SINHA
Respondent(s)
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1.STATE OF JHARKHAND
Adv. ,NEHALA SHARMIN 1123
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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04-May-2026
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar SrivastavaView PDF
Summary of Cr.A(SJ)/1189/2008 - Sanjay Paswan v. State of Jharkhand The High Court of Jharkhand modified the trial court's conviction, downgrading Sanjay Paswan's guilty verdict from attempted murder (IPC §307) to voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon (IPC §324), finding insufficient evidence of murderous intent despite the grievous neck wound inflicted. The court granted the appellant probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, releasing him on bond instead of serving the 7-year imprisonment sentence, considering he was a first-time offender and 20 years had elapsed since the 2006 incident. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary
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24-Feb-2026
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10-Feb-2026
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27-Jan-2026
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07-Oct-2025
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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad
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Hearing
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad
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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad
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Hearing
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad
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Hearing
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad
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26-Aug-2025
Hearing
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Prasad
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30-Nov-2022
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navneet KumarView PDF
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30-Nov-2022
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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22-Sep-2008
Case filed
Registration No. Cr.A(SJ)/1189/2008
Summary of Cr.A(SJ)/1189/2008 - Sanjay Paswan v. State of Jharkhand The High Court of Jharkhand modified the trial court's conviction, downgrading Sanjay Paswan's guilty verdict from attempted murder (IPC §307) to voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon (IPC §324), finding insufficient evidence of murderous intent despite the grievous neck wound inflicted. The court granted the appellant probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, releasing him on bond instead of serving the 7-year imprisonment sentence, considering he was a first-time offender and 20 years had elapsed since the 2006 incident. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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