Shailendra Kumar Mandal vs State of Jharkhand

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2025 Supreme(Jhk) 1013

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
SANJAY PRASAD, J.
Shailendra Kumar Mandal – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Vikash Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party :Mr. Sanjay Kr. Srivastava, A.P.P., Mr. Anjani Kumar, Advocate

Table of Content
1. factual background of the case (Para 1)
2. petitioner challenges the dismissal of a discharge petition. (Para 2)
3. arguments for discharge petition's legality (Para 3 , 4)
4. opposition's arguments against revision application (Para 5 , 6)
5. court's observations on case progress (Para 7 , 8)
6. final ruling on the case (Para 9 , 10)

JUDGMENT :

SANJAY PRASAD, J.

This Criminal Revision Application has been filed on behalf of the petitioner challenging the ‘Order’ dated 15.05.2023, passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khunti in G.R. Case No. 473 of 2016, arising out of Khunti P.S. Case No. 149 of 2016 by which the learned Court below has dismissed the petition under Section 239 Cr.P.C. for discharge and the said case is presently pending before the said learned Court below

2. Heard Mr. Vikash Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. S.K. Srivastava, learned A.P.P. and Mr. Anjani Kumar, learned counsel for O.P. No.2.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the impugned order passed by the learned Court below is illegal, arbitrary and not sustainable in the eye of law. It is submitted that this is a case of Civil dispute and as such the di