Shakti Swarnkar v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of criminal appeal; permission to withdraw with liberty to pursue remedies in accordance with law; disposal as withdrawn. Underlying challenge to cognizance order dated 13.06.2018 of Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Giridih in Complaint Case No.45 of 2017 taking cognizance under Section 323 IPC and Section 3(R) of the S.C./S.T. (PoA) Act, 1989, alleged to be without application of judicial mind; issue not adjudicated. Parties: Shakti Swarnkar, Rita Burman @ Rita Devi, Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Swarnkar @ Suraj Kumar Swarnkar v. State of Jharkhand and Lakhi Chand Kisku. Court: High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Bench: Rajesh Kumar, J.; decided 18.04.2026; neutral citation 2026:JHHC:11246. No precedent cited; no monetary reliefs.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the criminal appeal with liberty to work out remedy in accordance with law; pending I.A., if any, also disposed of.