Shyam Bihari Manjhi v. the State of Jharkhand
Criminal Miscellaneous Petition – restoration of matter dismissed for non-prosecution
Case brief
What is this about?
Shyam Bihari Manjhi v. The State of Jharkhand and Dayanand Baraik, Cr.M.P. No.632 of 2025, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 22-08-2025 by Anil Kumar Choudhary, J. Restoration petition seeking restoration of Cr.M.P. No.2981 of 2023, dismissed for non-prosecution on 21.11.2024 owing to the absence of the petitioner's counsel who was out of station; State raised no serious objection; matter restored to original file at the same stage and directed to be listed after a week.
What did the court decide?
Restoration of Cr.M.P. No.2981 of 2023 to its original file at the same stage at which it was before its dismissal, with a direction to the Registry to list it before the concerned Bench after a week. ¶18