IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(PIL) No. 7140 of 2025 Nafija Bibi, Aged about 53 years W/o Tawabul Chaudhary, R/o Vill- Sargaon, Bharmo, P.O.- Datia, Sub District- Berno, District- Gumla, Jharkhand ... Petitioner Versus

1. The State of Jharkhand through the Secretary

2. Home Secretary, Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S.- Dhurwa, Dist-Ranchi-834004

3. The Director General of Police, Jharkhand, “ Police House” P.O. &

P.S. Dhurwa, Dist- Ranchi

4. Superintendent of Police, Gumla, P.O. & P.S.- Gumla, Dist- Gumla, Jharkhand-835207

5. The Office in Charge, Chainpur P.S. ... Respondents ---------

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

For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Advocate Ms. Niteshwari Kumari, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Chitresh, A.C. to A.G.

---------

Reserved on: 04.12.2025 Pronounced on: 08 / 12 /2025 Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.

1. Heard the parties.

2. “Nothing is more cowardly and unconscionable than a person in police custody being beaten up and nothing inflicts a deeper wound on our constitutional culture than a State official running berserk regardless of human rights”. This was so observed by the Hon’ble Supreme Cou