PATNA HIGH COURT
Anar Devi – Appellant
Versus
The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary Home Deptt. Govt. of Bihar – Respondent
Cr. WJC-2778/2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2778 of 2025 ======================================================
1. Anar Devi, W/o Late Satyendra Narayan Singh
2. Vivek Kumar Singh, S/o Satyendra Narayan Singh Both are residents of Ward No. 7, village- Chondi, P.S.- Barh, District- Patna, presently residing at C/o Rajesh Kumar, Rajendra Nagar, East Lohanipur, P.S.- Kadamkuan, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus
1. The State of Bihar, through the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Deptt., Govt. of Bihar, Patna
2. Additional Chief Secretary, Home Deptt., Govt. of Bihar, Patna
3. Director General of Police, BIhar, Patna
4. Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna
5. Superintendent of Police, Patna Rural, Patna
6. Station House Officer, Barh Police Station, Patna Bihar
7. Amarjeet Kumar Singh S/o Satyendra Narayan Singh R/o ward no. 7, vill -
Chandi, P.S.- Barh, Dist.- Patna
8. Veer Abhimanyu S/o Satyendra Narayan Singh R/o ward no. 7, vill - Chandi, P.S.- Barh, Dist.- Patna ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Senior Advocate Mr.Lal Babu Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Uday Bhan Singh, AC to GP-19 ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
ORAL JUDGMENT
Date : 28-01-2026 The record taken up on mentioning being made on behalf of the petitioners.
2. Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State-respondents.
3. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking following reliefs :-
“i. Issuance of a direction, order or writ including writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the concerned state respondent authorities to restore the possession of the petitioner no. 1 upon her house located and situated upon land bearing Khesra no. 127 contained under Khaa no. 43, within Mouza Daulatpur Chondi, P.S.-Barh, District Patna, from where, petitioners has been dispossessed and thrown out by the respondent no. 7 & 8, who are the sons of the petitioner no. 1 and brother of the petitioner no.2’
ii. Issuance of a direction, order or writ including writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the concerned respondent authorities to initiate proper proceeding against the respondent no. 7 & 8 in accordance with law for illegally dispossessing the petitioners from the house owned by and in the name of the petitioner no.1;
iii. Any other relief/reliefs that the petitioners may be found to be entitled to in the facts and circumstances of the present case”.
4. The learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the respondent nos. 7 & 8, who are sons of petitioner no.1 and brothers of petitioner no.2, have thrown out the petitioner no.1 from her house and the petitioner no.1 has made a complaint to Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna for taking action against respondent nos. 7 & 8 against her dispossession and not providing maintenance to her. The learned senior counsel further submits that no action is being taken by the police authorities. 5. Perused the record.
6. From perusal of representation/application of the petitioners sent to the Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna and other police officials, as contained in Annexure-P/4, it appears the petitioner no.1 is more aggrieved by the respondent nos. 7 & 8 for not helping her or petitioner no.2 monetarily. Her further grievance against the respondent nos. 7 & 8 is that they have dispossessed from her house and they refused to give her any share in the ancestral property. Further allegation in the representation (Annexure-P/4) is that the house which the petitioner no. 1 has let out on rent in the village was got vacated by the private respondents by cutting the water and electricity supply. Thus, it has been prayed before the Director General of Police that she would be given the possession of her house and also share in the ancestral
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