[2026:JHHC:10423] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr.M.P. No.254 of 2026 ------ 1. Santosh Kumar Pandey, aged about 34 years, Son of Late Upendra Nath Pandey 2. Sonmati Devi @ Sonmari Devi, aged about 70 years, wife of Late Upendra Nath Pandey Both resident of village- Chandarpur, P.O. & P.S.- Panki, District- Palamu … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Supriya, aged about 33 years, wife of Santosh Kumar Pandey resident of c/o Naresh Singh Kakiraye Ka Makan, Near Bright Land School, Bypass Road, P.O. & P.S. Daltonganj Saher, District- Palamu … Opposite Parties ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Manindra Kr. Sinha, Advocate For the State : Ms. Vandana Bharti, Addl. P.P. For the O.P. No.2 : None ------ Order No:-03 Dated:-10-04-2026 Heard the parties. Though the opposite party No.2 has appeared through a lawyer yet no one turns up on behalf of the opposite party No.2 in spite of repeated calls. This criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed by the petitioners with the prayer for restoration of Cr.M.P. No.2986 of 2024 to its original file which stood dismissed for non-prosecution on 20.01.2026 by this Court. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that Cr.M.P. No.2986 of 2024 stood dismissed for non-prosecution on 20.01.2026 by this Court. It is next submitted that due to inadvertent miscommunication, no one appeared before this Court when the said Cr.M.P. No.2986 of 2024 was called out resulting in dismissal of the said Cr.M.P. No.2986 of 2024 for non- prosecution. It is next submitted that non-prosecution before this Court on 20.01.2026 was neither deliberate nor intentional. It is also submitted that the petitioners have very good grounds to agitate in the said Cr.M.P. No.2986 of 2024 and unless the same is restored to its original file, the petitioners will be highly prejudiced. Hence, it is submitted that Cr.M.P. No.2986 of 2024 be restored to its original file. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State has not raised any serious objection. Considering the facts of the case and the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, Cr.M.P. No.2986 of 2024 is directed to be restored to its original file at the same stage at which it was before its dismissal. Registry is directed to list Cr.M.P. No.2986 of 2024 before the concerned Bench after a week. This criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of accordingly. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated-10.04.2026-Animesh/