IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (PIL) No. 6125 of 2017 Court on its Own Motion Versus The State of Jharkhand … … … … … Respondent WITH W.P. (PIL) No. 3114 of 2012 Sabhapati Prasad Kushwaha … … … … Petitioner Versus State of Jharkhand and others … … … … Respondents WITH W.P. (PIL) No. 2774 of 2013 Court on its Own Motion Versus The State of Jharkhand … … … … … Respondent WITH W.P. (PIL) No. 638 of 2015 Court on its Own Motion Versus The State of Jharkhand and others … … … Respondents WITH W.P. (PIL) No. 1475 of 2022 People’s Union for Civil Liberties, Ranchi … … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand and another … … … Respondents WITH W.P. (PIL) No. 5938 of 2024 Hemant Kumar Shikarwar ... ... ... ... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand and others … … ... Respondents ---------

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

Amicus Curiae: Mr. Manoj Tandon, Advocate Mr. Abhijeet Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Shashank Kumar, Advocate For the Petitioners: Mr. Neeraj Kishore, Advocate Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate Mr. Shailesh Poddar, Advocate Mr. Hemant Kumar Shikarwar, Party-In-Person For the State: Mr. Suresh Kumar, S.C.(L&C)-II Md. Shahabud