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2025 Supreme(Online)(Jhk) 3979
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
HON’BLE , CJ, HON’BLE MR. RAJESH SHANKAR, J
Md Mumtaz Ansari – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
W.P. (PIL) No. 1218 of 2022
Important Points
Subject
Public Interest Litigation - Custodial Deaths
Headnote
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Md. Shadab Ansari
For the Respondents: Mr. Gaurav Raj
| Table of Content |
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| 1. affidavit required for cases of custodial deaths. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. timeline established for affidavit filing. (Para 3) |
| 3. next hearing date set. (Para 4) |
02/Dated: 27.11.2025
1. In compliance of the order dated 25.09.2025, the Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Prison and Disaster Management, Government of Jharkhand, has filed a personal affidavit. However, the Secretary was only called upon to file an affidavit indicating all cases of custodial death, whether in prison or in judicial custody. Obviously the data pertaining to the deaths in police transit/police custody could not be contained in such affidavit.
2. In the given facts, we deem it appropriate to once again direct the Principal Secretary to file a personal affidavit and indicate all cases of death in police custody and police transit.
3. Let a fresh affidavit be filed within three weeks.
4. List on 18" of December 2025.
