Non-preservation of judgment by Jharkhand HC: 10 convicted, 6 on death, transfer the Supreme Court. Bharat News

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice on a petition by 10 convicts, six of them on Death Row, who said that the Jharkhand High Court had reserved – but despite hearing in 2022 and 2023, their appeal, decision on their appeal – decision – decision – decision – decision – their appeal – Decision on their appeal –

Out of these 10 cases only two of the two cases mention that in a report submitted by the registrar General of JHRH & HC to SC, the apex court sought data on such cases, the petitioners’ counsel told a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Joymlya Bagchi.

On 23 April, SC demanded data on a similar petition by four other convicts and directed the HC Registrar General to file a seal cover report in relation to all reserved decisions, which are more than two months ago. ,

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On May 5, after the Jharkhand HC Registrar General filed a report, SC said that “it shows that there are 56 cases, including some criminal appeals, where a learned division bench of the High Court has finally heard cases ranging from 04.01.2022 to 16.12.2024, but final pronunciation is still illegal.” However, SC stated that “the list of 56 cases … filed by the petitioners (4) is not a criminal appeal” and directed that “the report for time would be placed in the sealed cover.

On Monday, present for 10 convicts, Advocate Fauzia Shakeel suspended his sentence, saying that in eight of these cases there is no data in the Registrar General’s report, the actual number of such cases could be very high. SC then issued a notice to the Government of Jharkhand and HC Registrar General.

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An investigation into the orders of Jharkhand HC in 8 cases shows that the decisions in all of them were reserved by two judges, who were headed by Judicial Rangon Mukhopadhyay in 2022, in 2023, one in 2023.

On 5 May, The Indian Express Told that after SC’s 23 April order, “Jharkhand HC pronounces decisions in more than 75 criminal appeals in just one week“Focusing on this, SC asked the Jharkhand HC Registrar General to submit a list of 75 appeals, which was directed to all HCS Registrar generals” within four weeks “,” a report in relation to cases where the decision was reserved before 31.01.2025.

Anantakrishnan ji is a senior assistant editor with the Indian Express. He has been in the fray for more than 23 years, kicking his journalism career as a freelancer with a byline in the Hindu in the late nineties. Graduate in the law, he practiced in the District Judiciary in Kerala for almost two years before switching to journalism. His first permanent assignment was with the Press Trust of India in Delhi, where he was assigned to cover the lower courts and various commissions of investigation. He reported from the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India during his first term with the Indian Express in 2005-2006. Currently, in his second term with the Indian Express, he reports from the Supreme Court and writes on topics related to the administration of law and justice. Legal reporting is their creation, although he also has a widespread experience in political and community reporting, a decade spent a decade as the Kerala State Correspondent, Times of India and Telegraph. He is a sticker for facts and there are many impressive stories for his credit. … read more

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