( 2026:JHHC:28966 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr.M.P. No. 2974 of 2026 ------ Dharmendra Kumar, Aged about 40 years, Son of Late Banka Upadhyay, Resident of Holding No. H/II/52, Adarsh Nagar, P.O. & P.S. –Dhurwa, District –Ranchi. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opp. Party ------ CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Govind Ray Karan, Advocate : Mr. Nagmani Tiwari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, Spl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 25.09.2026 Heard the parties. This criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed at the instance of the petitioner for restoration of Cr.M.P. No.1673 of 2026 to its original file. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Cr.M.P. No.1673 of 2026 was dismissed for non-compliance of the peremptory order of this Court dated 02.07.2026 whereby the petitioner was directed to deposit Rs.1,000/- with the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA). It is next submitted that the learned counsel for the petitioner, gave Rs.1,000/- to the advocate’s clerk for depositing the same with the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) but due to inadvertence, the same could not be deposited within the stipulated time, resulting in dismissal of the said Cr.M.P. No.1673 of 2026. It is then submitted that the non-compliance of the peremptory order dated 02.07.2026, passed in the said Cr.M.P. No.1673 of 2026 was neither deliberate nor intentional. It is next submitted that the petitioner has very good grounds to agitate in the said Cr.M.P. No.1673 of 2026 and unless Cr.M.P. No.1673 of 2026 is restored to its original file, the petitioner will be highly prejudiced. It is also submitted that in compliance of the said order dated 02.07.2026, the petitioner has deposited Rs.1,000/- with the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA), the copy of which has been annexed as annexure -2 at page no. 11 of the brief. Hence, it is submitted that Cr.M.P. No.1673 of 2026 be restored to its original file. Considering the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, Cr.M.P. No.1673 of 2026 is restored to its original file to the stage at which, it was before its dismissal. List Cr.M.P. No.1673 of 2026 under the appropriate heading after a week before the appropriate Bench. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 25.09.2026 Sonu-