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2026 DAILYLAW 25356 (JHR)

DEVENDRA KUMAR SINHA @ DEVENDRA KUMAR v. STATE OF JHARKHAND

Cr.Rev./623/2026 · 2026-09-08

Rongon Mukhopadhyay

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Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:26943 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Revision No. 623 of 2026 Devendra Kumar Sinha @ Devendra Kumar, S/o Gopal Jee, R/o Chiragora, Asmasan Road, Hirapur, P.O. + P.S. + District- Dhanbad, Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Mithilesh Kumar Singh, S/o Sri Uma Shankar Singh, R/o H.E. School Road, Hirapur, P.O. + P.S. + District- Dhanbad, Jharkhand … … Opposite Parties ---------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY ---------- For the Petitioner : Ms. Arpita Sinha, Advocate For the O.P. No. 2. : Mr. Uttam Kumar Das, Advocate ---------- 04/08.09.2026 Heard Ms. Arpita Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Uttam Kumar Das, learned counsel appearing for the opposite party no. 2. In this application, the petitioner has prayed for setting aside the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 11.05.2026 (sentence passed on 16.05.2026) passed by the learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-V, Dhanbad in Acquittal Appeal No. 15 of 2025, whereby and whereunder, the judgment of acquittal dated 05.03.2025 passed by the learned S.D.J.M., Dhanbad in C.P. Case No. 1806/2017 has been set aside and the appellant has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for two years along with a fine of Rs. 20,00,000/-. At the outset, it has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the matter has been compromised between the parties, for which, she has referred to I.A. No. 11335 of 2026. Learned counsel adds that the matter has been settled at Rs. 7,00,000/- which the petitioner has already extended to the opposite party no. 2. Mr. Uttam Kumar Das, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 has accepted the factum of compromise and has further accepted the fact that the entire amount as agreed upon has been received by the opposite party no. 2. In view of the fact that a compromise has been effected between the parties and the terms and conditions of the compromise has been fulfilled, the impugned judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 11.05.2026 (sentence passed on 16.05.2026) passed by the learned District & Additional Sessions Judge-V, Dhanbad in Acquittal Appeal No. 15 of 2025 is hereby quashed and set aside on the basis of the compromise. This application stands allowed. Pending I.As., if any, stands closed. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.) Dated, the 8th September, 2026 A. Sanga/- Uploaded on 09 /09/2026 -2-