IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.300 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-127 Year-2024 Thana- Jagdishpur District- West Champaran ======================================================

Manoj Ray @ Manoj Kumar Ray, S/o Kamata Ray, R/o Village- Khawaspur Kala, Bhairopur Nizamat, P.S.- Saran Kotwali, District- Saran, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna, Bihar. Bihar

2. The Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Mines Commissioner, Patna Bihar Bihar

3. The District Mining Officer, Bettiah, District- West Champaran, Bihar, Bihar 4. The Station House Officer, Jagdishpur Police Station, Bettiah, District-West Champaran, Bihar. Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Chhaya Kirti, Advocate For the State : Mr. Kameshwar Kumar, GP-17 For the Deptt. of Mines : Mr. Utsav Anand, Advocate ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA

CAV JUDGMENT

Date : 20-02-2026 The petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking following reliefs :

“(i) To issue an app