( 2026:JHHC:25386 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr.M.P. No. 1656 of 2026 ------ Shailendra Jaiswal, aged about 46 years, son of late Sangram Singh, resident of Hazaribagh Road, Ranchi Distillery, P.O. & P.S.-Lalpur, Dist.-Ranchi … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Sneha Singh Jaggi, aged about 34 years, wife of Jasmit Singh Jaggi, resident of Flat No. F3, Ashadeep Apartment, Jorar, P.O. & P.S.-Namkum, Dist.-Ranchi … Opposite Parties ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Roshan Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. P.K. Chatterjee, Spl. P.P. For O.P. No.2 : Mr. Srikant Swaroop, Advocate : Mr. Himanshu, Advocate ------ Order No.03 Dated- 21.08.2026 Heard the parties. This criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed at the instance of the petitioner for restoration of Cr.M.P. No. 960 of 2021 to its original file. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Cr.M.P. No. 960 of 2021 was dismissed for non-compliance of peremptory order of depositing Rs.4,000/- with JHALSA. It is next submitted that as the web copy of the order was not uploaded due to which inadvertently cost of payment of only Rs.2,000/- with JHALSA was made by the Advocate’s clerk and the same resulted in dismissal of Cr.M.P. No. 960 of 2021. It is further submitted that the petitioner has very good grounds to agitate in this Cr.M.P. No. 960 of 2021 and unless Cr.M.P. No. 960 of 2021 is restored to its original file, the petitioner will be highly prejudiced. Hence, it is submitted that the Cr.M.P. No. 960 of 2021 be restored to its original file. Learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 submits that the petitioner is deliberately delaying the matter and harassing the opposite party no.2 by lingering the same. Hence, the opposite party no.2 be adequately compensated with costs. Considering the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the facts of this case, Cr.M.P. No. 960 of 2021 is restored to its original file to the stage at which, it was before its dismissal subject to payment of costs of Rs.10,000/- by the petitioner to the opposite party no.2 through the counsel appearing in the record within two weeks, failing which, this conditional order shall not be given effect to and this criminal miscellaneous petition shall stand dismissed without further reference to the Bench. In case, the petitioner files the proof of payment of costs of Rs.10,000/- by the petitioner to the opposite party no.2 through the counsel appearing in the record within two weeks, list Cr.M.P. No. 960 of 2021 under the appropriate heading after a week before the appropriate Bench. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 21.08.2026 Gunjan-