2025:JHHC:21296 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Revision No. 551 of 2025 Anjar Rabbani, S/o Jibrail Ansari, R/o of House No.32E, Near Madina Masjid, Gulam Toli, P.S. Thakurgaon Itki, PO- Itki, District- Ranchi/ Jharkhand. ..... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Wajeeha Nasrin, W/o Anjar Rabbani and D/o Akbar Hussain, R/o Village- Murama, Naya Saria, P.S. Nagri, PO- Nagri, District- Ranchi/ Jharkhand. … …. Opp. Parties With Cr. Revision No. 440 of 2025 Jibrail Ansari, S/o Sahadat Ansari, R/o of House No.32E, Near Madina Masjid, Gulam Toli, P.S. Thakurgaon Itki, PO- Itki, District- Ranchi/ Jharkhand. ..... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand. 2. Wajeeha Nasrin, W/o Anjar Rabbani and D/o Akbar Hussain, R/o Village- Murama, Naya Saria, P.S. Nagri, PO- Nagri, District- Ranchi/ Jharkhand. … …. Opp. Parties CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Naveen Kr. Jaiswal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, APP Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, APP ------ Order No. 05 / Dated : 30.07.2025. 1. Both these Crl. Revisions have been preferred against the common order passed by Judicial Magistrate without approaching the Sessions Judge. 2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that this Court has concurrent jurisdiction to hear the revisional matters, therefore, the Crl. Revision Petitions have been preferred before the High Court without approaching the Sessions Court. 3. The High Court exercises revisionary jurisdiction both under Sections 397 and 401 Cr.P.C. and supervisory jurisdiction under under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The jurisdiction of High Court is plenary so far the order passed by the courts exercising criminal jurisdiction is concerned, and this court can in exercise of revisonal jurisdiction may call for and examine the record of any proceeding before any inferior 2025:JHHC:21296 2 Criminal Court situate within its jurisdiction for the purpose of satisfying itself to the correctness, legality or propriety of any finding, sentence or order. 4. However, since the Sessions Court is vested with concurrent jurisdiction to hear Crl. Revision against the impugned order, proprietry demands that Sessions Court should be moved where the parties have statutory forum of revision. The object of vesting revisional jurisdiction in the Sessions Court is to give an opportunity to the litigants that the lis can be heard and be adjudicated at the district level itself. 5. If by-passing the statutory provisions of revision before moving the Sessions Court, all the orders are impugned before the High Court, the High Court will be flooded with matters that can be heard and disposed of at the District Court level. 6. Under the circumstances, the instant Crl. Revision petitions are dismissed, as not maintainable with the liberty to the petitioners to move before the Sessions Court against the impugned order. Henceforth, in matters where the parties are having the statutory remedy of revision, the Sessions Court be approached at the first instance. 7. Henceforth, where a statutory remedy of revision before the Sessions Court is available, parties are required to approach the Sessions Court at the first instance. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the Stamp Reporting Section of this Court at once for compliance. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Sandeep/ -