SOMA TARKOT vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - SANJAY KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. — Cr.A(DB)/1650/2023

Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 25th March 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: JHHC010328732023

Filing Number

Cr.A(DB)/24449/2023

Filing Date

11-Sep-2023

Registration No

Cr.A(DB)/1650/2023

Registration Date

20-Sep-2023

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) ( 27 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

25-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 14-Apr-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SOMA TARKOT

    Adv. SHIV PRASAD SINGH,PETER MARTIN T.J.,PETER MARTIN T.J., ,PETER MARTIN T.J.

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - SANJAY KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Mar-2026

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

    Summary The Jharkhand High Court set aside Soma Tarkot's conviction for murder, attempt to murder, and theft under sections 302/149, 307/149, 353/149, and 379/149 IPC, finding insufficient evidence that he was part of an unlawful assembly or Maoist organization. The court determined the trial court erred in distinguishing his case from a co-accused who was acquitted, noting no concrete evidence linked the appellant to the crimes beyond mere presence and unproduced recovered articles. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 24-Feb-2026

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

  4. 24-Feb-2026

    Hearing

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

  5. 17-Feb-2026

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

  6. 17-Feb-2026

    Hearing

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

  7. 10-Feb-2026

    Hearing

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

  8. 28-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Mr.justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay,hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak RoshanView PDF

  9. 28-Jan-2026

    Hearing

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

  10. 27-Jan-2026

    Hearing

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

  11. 22-Jan-2026

    Hearing

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

  12. 21-Jan-2026

    Hearing

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

  13. 14-Jan-2026

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

  14. 14-Jan-2026

    Hearing

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

  15. 07-Jan-2026

    Hearing

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

  16. 17-Dec-2025

    Hearing

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

  17. 15-Dec-2025

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

  18. 15-Dec-2025

    Hearing

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

  19. 08-Dec-2025

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

  20. 08-Dec-2025

    Hearing

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

  21. 19-Nov-2025

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

  22. 19-Nov-2025

    Hearing

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

  23. 29-Oct-2025

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

  24. 29-Oct-2025

    Hearing

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

  25. 15-Oct-2025

    Hearing

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

  26. 08-Oct-2025

    Hearing

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

  27. 23-Sep-2025

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

  28. 23-Sep-2025

    Hearing

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

  29. 11-Sep-2025

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

  30. 11-Sep-2025

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

  31. 11-Sep-2025

    Orders

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

  32. 08-Aug-2025

    Sri Ananda Sen, J.,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ambuj NathView PDF

  33. 18-Oct-2024

    Hearing (In Custody)

    Sri Ananda Sen, J. , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary

  34. 20-Mar-2024

    Sri Ananda Sen, J.,hon'ble Mr. Justice Subhash ChandView PDF

  35. 20-Mar-2024

    Sri Ananda Sen, J.,hon'ble Mr. Justice Subhash ChandView PDF

  36. 15-Feb-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ratnaker Bhengra,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ambuj NathView PDF

  37. 15-Feb-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ratnaker Bhengra,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ambuj NathView PDF

  38. 15-Feb-2024

    Orders

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ratnaker Bhengra , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath

  39. 07-Nov-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  40. 11-Sep-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. Cr.A(DB)/1650/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Jharkhand High Court set aside Soma Tarkot's conviction for murder, attempt to murder, and theft under sections 302/149, 307/149, 353/149, and 379/149 IPC, finding insufficient evidence that he was part of an unlawful assembly or Maoist organization. The court determined the trial court erred in distinguishing his case from a co-accused who was acquitted, noting no concrete evidence linked the appellant to the crimes beyond mere presence and unproduced recovered articles. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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