IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(PIL) No. 7197 of 2025 Court on its Own Motion Versus

1. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi

2. The Home Secretary, Department of Home, Jail & Disaster Management, Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, Ranchi

3. The Director General of Police, Jharkhand, Dhurwa, Ranchi

4. The Superintendent of Police, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand

5. The Dy S.P., Seraikela-Kharsawan. …Respondents ---------

CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ---------

For the Petitioner/Victim :Mr. Ritesh Kumar Mahto, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, AG Mr. Piyush Chitresh, A.C. to A.G.

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Reserved on: 08.12.2025 Pronounced on: 11/ 12 /2025 Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.

1. Heard the parties.

2. One Bhanumati Mahto, wife of Tarun Mahto addressed a letter to this Court leveling serious allegation of illegal arrest, torture and threat to implicate in a false case to her husband by the Officer-in-Charge, Ichagarh police station upon which cognizance was taken by this Court suo motu on 05.12.2025 and the following order came to be passed:

“02/Dated: 05.12.2025 We have gone through the letter bearing Dia