RANCHI, India, Jan. 14 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Dec. 15:

1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was convicted and sentenced by the Judgment dated 11.01.2018 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in G.R. No.541 of 2011, whereby the petitioner was sentenced to undergo R.I for two years and six months and fine of Rs.500/- and in default of payment of fine, further directed to undergo simple imprisonment for 15 days under section 498A of IPC. He next submits that the said judgment was challenged before the learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Chatra in criminal appeal No.03 of 2018 and by the Judgment dated 08.05.2025, the learned appellate court has been pleased to modify the sentence for one year and six months and rest of the judgment of the learned trial court has been kept intact.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the I.A. No.12271 of 2025 has been filed for regular bail He submits that the petitioner has surrendered before the learned court on 27.08.2025 and has remained in custody about 3 and 1/2 months. He next submits that even the father of the petitioner has executed the sale deed in favour of the informant, which was marked as Annexure-A, in spite of that, false case has been lodged by the informant against this petitioner and the petitioner happened to be husband. He next submits that there is no likelihood of taking up this criminal revision recently as the criminal revision is of year 2025.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that there are concurrent findings of the two courts, however, the learned appellate court has modified the sentence from 2 years and six months to 1 year and six months.

5. In view of the above and considering the nature of the case and it has been pointed out by way of Annexure-A, that the sale deed has been executed by the father of the petitioner in favour of the informant, in spite of that she has lodged the case. The petitioner has remained in custody for about three and half months and the learned appellate court has modified the period of sentence to one year and six months. This revision is not likelihood to be taken up in recently as the criminal revision is of the year 2025.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x4VnwrMlZAp87dHzIT79CrBuSojq%2BmTPDBl74awNUbF%2B&caseno=Cr.Rev./883/2025&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010218282025&state_code=7&appFlag=)

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