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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Cr.M.P. No.201 of 2025
------- Chandra Bhanu Raut, S/O-late Gangadhar Raut, Aged about- 49 years, Resident of Village, Amarmarcha, P.O.-Nayagaon (Ashram), P.S.- Manjhgaon, District- West Singhbhum(Jharkhand).
… … Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand
… Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Madhav Prasad, Advocate
For the O.P-State : Mr. Subodh Kumar Dubey, APP
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02/07.02.2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
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The instant application has been preferred by the petitioner for modification of the order dated 16.12.2022, passed in Cr. Revision No.95 of 2007, whereby the petitioner was sentenced to undergo for the period already undergone subject to payment of Rs.50,000/- within a period of four months from the date of the order, before the Court below, failing which he shall serve rest of the sentence as ordered by the learned trial court and upheld by appellate court. The Court below, in turn, will pay the fine amount to the informant after proper notice and identification.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since no information was provided by the counsel of the petitioner, thereafter, he could not deposit the fine amount of Rs. 50,000/- before the learned Court below.
Learned counsel further submits that in the interest of justice the time for depositing the fine amount before the learned court below be extended by modifying the order dated 16.12.2022 to the extent that the fine amount of Rs.50,000/- may be directed to be deposited within a further period of two weeks from today.
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Learned APP does not have any objection.
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Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after perusing the order dated 16.12.2022, passed in Cr. Revision No.95 of 2007, I hereby modify the last portion of the
order dated 16.12.2022 to the extent that the petitioner is
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directed to deposit fine amount of Rs.50,000/- within a further period of six weeks from today before the learned Court below and if the fine amount is deposited within the stipulated time thereafter the petitioner shall be released from the judicial custody.
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With the aforesaid modification, the instant Cr.M.P is hereby allowed.
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Let a copy of this order be communicated to the concerned court through “FAX”.
(Deepak Roshan, J.)
Vedanti/-