BABUJEE MURMU And ANR vs STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - A.N.RAJGARIA (A.P.P.), ,SAKET KUMAR — Cr.A(DB)/1621/2004

Disposed: --Dismissed with modification on 06th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 01-Oct-2016

CNR: JHHC010203542004

Filing Number

Cr.A(DB)/11910/2004

Filing Date

22-Sep-2004

Registration No

Cr.A(DB)/1621/2004

Registration Date

22-Sep-2004

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

--Dismissed with modification

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BABUJEE MURMU And ANR

    Adv. MANOJ KUMAR SAH,RABINDRA KUMAR MISHRA,RABINDRA KUMAR MISHRA, ,AJAY KUMAR PATHAK,RANJIT KUMAR,S P ROY,RANJIT KUMAR,RABINDRA KUMAR MISHRA,S P ROY,AJAY KUMAR PATHAK,RABINDRA KUMAR MISHRA,S P ROY,DILIP KUMAR PRASAD,RANJIT KUMAR,S P ROY,DILIP KUMAR PRASAD,RANJIT KUMAR,RABINDRA KUMAR MISHRA,AJAY KUMAR PATHAK,DILIP KUMAR PRASAD,AJAY KUMAR PATHAK,DILIP KUMAR PRASAD,RABINDRA KUMAR MISHRA

  2. 2.Parmay Murmu

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - A.N.RAJGARIA (A.P.P.), ,SAKET KUMAR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-May-2026

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

  3. 06-May-2026

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

  4. 06-May-2026

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

  5. 06-May-2026

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

    Case Summary: Cr.A(DB)/1621/2004 Court Decision: The Jharkhand High Court modified the appellants' convictions from murder (IPC §302/149) to causing death by negligence (IPC §304 Part-II), reducing their life sentences to time already served (8+ years). Key Reasoning: The court found the incident arose suddenly from a festival dispute without premeditation or specific intent to kill. Medical evidence showed the deceased's injuries, while fatal, resulted from shock and bleeding rather than demonstrating deliberate murderous intent. The court also determined the prosecution failed to prove the appellants formed an unlawful assembly as required for §147 charges. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  6. 09-Apr-2026

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

  7. 09-Apr-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  8. 12-Mar-2026

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

  9. 12-Mar-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  10. 26-Feb-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  11. 29-Jan-2026

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

  12. 29-Jan-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  13. 22-Jan-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  14. 15-Jan-2026

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  15. 07-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. 10-Oct-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  26. 26-Sep-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  27. 19-Sep-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  28. 09-Sep-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  29. 02-Sep-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  30. 26-Aug-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  31. 19-Aug-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  32. 12-Aug-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  33. 05-Aug-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  34. 23-Jul-2025

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

  35. 23-Jul-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  36. 23-Jun-2025

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

  37. 23-Jun-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  38. 24-Apr-2025

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

  39. 24-Apr-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  40. 17-Apr-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  41. 03-Apr-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  42. 27-Mar-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  43. 20-Mar-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  44. 06-Mar-2025

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Sujit Narayan Prasad,hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Kumar SrivastavaView PDF

  45. 06-Mar-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  46. 27-Feb-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  47. 20-Feb-2025

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

  48. 20-Feb-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  49. 13-Feb-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  50. 06-Feb-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  51. 30-Jan-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  52. 23-Jan-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  53. 16-Jan-2025

    Hearing (On Bail)

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

  54. 03-Sep-2024

    Hon'ble Dr. Justice S. N. Pathak,hon'ble Mr. Justice Navneet KumarView PDF

  55. 03-Apr-2024

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

  56. 03-Apr-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  57. 22-Mar-2024

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

  58. 22-Sep-2004

    Case filed

    Registration No. Cr.A(DB)/1621/2004

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Cr.A(DB)/1621/2004 Court Decision: The Jharkhand High Court modified the appellants' convictions from murder (IPC §302/149) to causing death by negligence (IPC §304 Part-II), reducing their life sentences to time already served (8+ years). Key Reasoning: The court found the incident arose suddenly from a festival dispute without premeditation or specific intent to kill. Medical evidence showed the deceased's injuries, while fatal, resulted from shock and bleeding rather than demonstrating deliberate murderous intent. The court also determined the prosecution failed to prove the appellants formed an unlawful assembly as required for §147 charges. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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