RANCHI, India, April 18 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on March 17:
1. Heard the parties.
2. This criminal appeal has been filed under Section 14A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 with the prayer to quash the cognizance order dated 11.12.2020 passed by the learned A.J.C.-VII-cum-Spl. Judge, SC/ST, Ranchi in connection with SC/ST (Complaint) Case No. 08 of 2019.
3. Perusal of the record reveals that this criminal appeal has been filed against a dead person being the respondent no.2-Teema Oraon who died on 02.01.2023 as per the death certificate that has been furnished in the counter affidavit.
4. Teema Oraon was dead before filing of this criminal appeal. Since, this...