Rahul Vishwakarma v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Revision No. 1058 of 2022, High Court of Jharkhand (decided 11.05.2026): dismissed as not maintainable under law. Challenge to rejection of Section 227 Cr.P.C. discharge application in SC/ST Case No. 31 of 2021 (order dated 28.7.2022). Charges: IPC Sections 376(1)/341/342/323/504/34, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Section 3(2)(v), POCSO Act Section 4. Victim found aged about 20 years; case transferred from POCSO court to Special Court SC/ST Act. Maintainability point under Section 14A of the Schedule Caste & Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1984 raised by learned APP (appeal, not revision, lies). Interim order vacated. Single judge: Pradeep Kumar Srivastava.
What did the court decide?
No relief granted to the petitioners; the interim order running in the case stands vacated. ¶22