Nitesh Kumar Gupta v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Nitesh Kumar Gupta v. The State of Jharkhand; Criminal Appeal (S.J) No. 28 of 2019; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Coram: Justice Rajesh Kumar; decided 08 April 2026; conviction under Section 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO); trial in Special POCSO Case No. 24 of 2016 before Additional Sessions Judge-I-cum-Special Judge (POCSO), Dhanbad; sentence of seven years rigorous imprisonment and Rs. 25,000/- fine; appellant served out sentence and did not press appeal; custody report of State kept on record; appeal dismissed as infructuous; advocates: Ashim Kr. Sahani for appellant, Anup Pawan Topno (A.P.P.) for State.
What did the court decide?
Since the appellant had already served out the sentence and, through his counsel, did not want to press the criminal appeal, the appeal was dismissed as infructuous; the custody report submitted by the State was directed to be kept on record.