2025:JHHC:34285 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (SJ) No.854 of 2024 …. Birendra Kumar Rajak, Aged – 61 years, Son of Late Shiv Charan Rajak, Resident of Mohalla-Nutundih, BIT, P.O. Motinagar, P.S.- Sindri, District-Dhanbad, Jharkhand ……Appellant Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.P.N. Singh, S/o:- Late Basawan Singh, Resident of :- Sindri PO and PS-Sindri, District-Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 3.Pravindra Kumar Ojha, S/O-Shyamkant Ojha, Resident of Quarter No.-K-3-31, P.O. and P.S.-Sindri, District-Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 4. Vinit Kumar Verma, S/O- Vijay Kishore Verma, Resident of Taldanga Housing Colony, PO and PS-Chirkunda, District- Dhanbad, Jharkhand ……Respondents ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRASAD ----- For the Appellant : None For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, APP …… Order No.05/ Dated :-14th November 2025 None appears on behalf of the appellant. However, learned APP is present. 2. This Criminal Appeal (SJ) has been filed on behalf of the appellant by challenging the order dated 02.05.2024 passed by Sri. Sujit Kumar Singh, the learned Special Judge SC/ST, Dhanbad, by which the Protest-cum-Complaint-Petition of the appellant has been dismissed in connection with Dhanbad SC/ST P.S. Case No.01/2022 corresponding to SC/ST No.92 of 2023. 3. It appears that none appears on behalf of the appellant on 11.08.2025, 04.09.2025 and even today i.e. on 14.11.2025. 4. Thus, this is not a regular appeal of conviction. 5. Under the circumstances, this Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.854 of 2024 is dismissed for default. (Sanjay Prasad, J.) Dated :-14.11.2025 Nishant/-