Thakur Mahto v. State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of criminal appeal as not pressed on merits; appellant Thakur Mahto had served a 3-year R.I. sentence and was released on 03.05.2005 before preferring the appeal; State filed affidavit and did not controvert; Amicus Curiae Virendra Kumar; A.P.P. Manoj Kumar Mishra; single bench of Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.; neutral citation 2025:JHHC:18822; no statutory provisions or precedents cited; pending I.As disposed; trial court records returned; amicus fee reimbursement per Notification dated 23.11.2017.
What did the court decide?
None; the appeal was dismissed as the appellant did not wish to proceed on merits. ¶14