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Pravesh Mahra v. the State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC6 Aug 2021Cr.M.P./314/2021

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What is this about?

This criminal miscellaneous petition sought an extension of time to deposit the fine amount imposed in a prior criminal revision. The court accepted the reason for delay and extended the deadline, disposing of the petition on merits.

What did the court decide?

Extension of time to deposit the fine amount granted until September 10, 2021. Petitioners allowed to live on earlier bail bonds.

Pravesh Mahra Vs the State of Jharkhand — Criminal Trial and Appeal | Jharkhand HC (2021)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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Cr.M.P. No.314 of 2021

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Pravesh Mahra, aged about 55 years, son of Sahu Mahara

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Sudeshi Mahra, aged about 52 years, son of shree Mahara

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Raghu Vansh Mahra @ Raghuvansh Ram, aged about 50 years, son of Mithu Mahra,

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Ramchandra Mahra @ Ram Chandra Ram, aged about 40 years, son of Jagdish Mahara

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Jagdish Mahra, aged about 67 years, Son of late Mithu Mahra

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Jaga Mahra, aged about 37 years, son of Ramprit Mahra

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Ramprit Mahra @ Deman Mahra, aged about 64 years, son of late Pati Mahra

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Ramji Mahra, aged about 43 years, son of late Pahalu Mahra

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Jatin Mahra, aged about 48 years, son of late Pahalu Mahra All residents of village – Ownar, P.O. and P.S. Chainpur, Dist. - Palamau … … Petitioners

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Versus

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The State of Jharkhand

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Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Son of not known, Resident of VillageOwnar, P.O. and P.S. – Chainpur, District – Palamau

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… … Opposite Parties

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CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANUBHA RAWAT CHOUDHARY ---

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Through Video Conferencing

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05/06.08.2021 Heard Mr. Vijay Shankar Prasad, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners.

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Heard Mr. Shailesh Kumar Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite party - State.

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This criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed for extension of six weeks’ further time to deposit the fine amount of Rs.3,000/- as ordered by this Court vide order dt. 24.9.2020 in Cr. Revision No.1051 of 2014 for each of the petitioners. The petitioners have further prayed that they may be allowed to live on earlier bail bond till the deposit of the fine amount.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the solitary surviving defect is in connection with filing of the synopsis of case which has been removed by filing it online and accordingly the same may be accepted.

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The online filing of the synopsis is hereby accepted.

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With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, this case is taken up on merits.

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7. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present petition has been filed for extension of time in connection with the time frame for deposit of the fine amount as mentioned in para 17 of the judgment dated 24.09.2020 passed in Criminal Revision No.1051 of 2014. The Criminal Revision No. 1051 of 2014 arises out of judgement dated 25.09.2014 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Palamau at Daltonganj in Criminal Appeal No. 113 of 2011 whereby the conviction of the petitioners under Sections 148 and 447 of the Indian Penal Code passed by the learned trial court was affirmed. The learned Judicial Magistrate, 1^st Class, Palamau at Daltonganj in Complaint Case No. 629 of 2006/T.R. No. 704/2011 had convicted the petitioners under Sections 148 and 447 of Indian Penal Code and had sentenced the petitioners to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year for the offence under Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code and rigorous imprisonment for three months for the offence under Section 447 of Indian Penal Code and both the sentences were directed to run concurrently.

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Learned counsel submits that due to COVID – 19, the petitioners could not arrange the fine amount and accordingly, the same could not be deposited on time. However, he submits that as of now, the petitioners have made arrangement and they are ready to deposit the fine amount within a period of 4 weeks from today.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State, on the other hand, submits that he does not have any objection to the prayer of modification as prayed for by the learned counsel for the petitioners.

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After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of this case and being

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satisfied with the reason shown for non-deposit of the fine amount within the time stipulated in para 17 of the judgment dated 24.09.2020 passed in Criminal Revision No.1051 of 2014, the time period to deposit the fine amount as mentioned in para 17 of the aforesaid judgment is hereby extended till 10^th of September, 2021 .

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With the aforesaid modification of the judgment dated 24.09.2020 passed in Criminal Revision No.1051 of 2014, this criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of.

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Let this order be communicated to the learned court below through FAX/E-mail.

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(Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.)

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Saurav/

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