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Wife's dowry death over pump-set demand: Jharkhand HC upholds man 9-year jail term
September 04, 2026 4:23 pm
The husband was convicted by the trial court and sentenced to nine years' rigorous imprisonment for dowry death of his second wife in 1999 over demand of hand-pump.
Wife’s involvement in dowry death case no ground for divorce: Jharkhand High Court
September 03, 2026 11:01 am
The wife was previously convicted by a trial court in the dowry death case of her sister-in-law but was later acquitted by the high court in 2018, the court noted.
Jharkhand High Court orders CID probe into teacher recruitment scam, demands arrests
September 02, 2026 12:23 pm
The court noted that 2,837 candidates appeared or were absent in the JSSC secondary school teacher recruitment exam re-examination—18 more than the 2,819 candidates originally listed.
Citing ‘interstate’ links, Jharkhand High Court hands 2020 missing girl’s case to CBI
August 29, 2026 5:27 pm
The Jharkhand High Court has handed over the probe into a minor girl’s disappearance to the CBI after over five years, citing possible trafficking links and interstate digital trails.
Infertility not ground to annul marriage: Jharkhand High Court rejects husband’s plea
August 27, 2026 4:00 pm
The Jharkhand High Court has rejected a man’s plea to annul his marriage, holding that alleged concealment of his wife’s medical condition did not establish fraud.
‘Has to survive for 42 years': Jharkhand High Court hikes woman’s alimony to Rs 40 lakh
August 25, 2026 12:36 pm
The husband argued that the Rs 10 lakh permanent alimony awarded by the family court was sufficient, pointing out that he had remarried and had a daughter in the second marriage.
Now, Jharkhand High Court stays cancellation of key JSSC-CGL exam
August 22, 2026 4:52 am
It also gave relief to candidates selected through Child Development Project Officer examination. This comes a day after the HC had stayed the state government’s decision to cancel appointments made through the 11th to 13th JPSC examinations, and the recruitment of Food Safety Officers.
Jharkhand High Court acquits jail warden who ‘helped’ murder accused escape in 2006
August 20, 2026 4:24 pm
The Jharkhand High Court acquitted a head warden in a 2006 prison escape case, saying that an unverified testimony cannot prove his criminal liability.
Brothers ‘refuse’ care for kidney-donor mother, court grants job to married sister
August 21, 2026 12:57 pm
The Jharkhand High Court noted that the woman’s father, who had earlier received a kidney transplant from his wife, had worked in the Dhanbad mines before his death in 2013.
Protest is fundamental right, but can’t extend to hitting judges: Jharkhand High Court
August 19, 2026 12:20 pm
The court was hearing a PIL following a large gathering of the Tana Bhagat community that allegedly raised serious security concerns for judicial officers and the court premises at the civil court complex at Latehar.
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