2025:JHHC:27755-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(PIL) No. 45 of 2022 Pankaj Kumar Yadav, son of Raj Kishore Pd. Yadav, resident of Gayatri Nagar, Sudna, P.O. & P.S.- Sudna, Daltonganj, District- Palamau … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Home Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. The Director General of Police, Jharkhand, Ranchi 4. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Ranchi 5. The Officer-in-charge, Kolabira, District- Simdega … … Respondents ----- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajeev Kumar, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Ratnesh Kumar, S.C. (L&C)-I Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sahi, AC to S.C. (L&C)-I ----- Order No. 08 Dated: 11.09.2025 The instant writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondents to investigate the mob lynching of Sanju Pradhan, resident of Village- Chhapridipa, who was brutally lynched by the villagers at the instance of the villagers of Bumbulkera as well as to lodge a fresh FIR naming the accused persons whose identity is not questionable. Further prayer has been made to pay compensation to the victim family as per the provisions of the Jharkhand (Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching) Bill, 2021 and also to provide protection to the witnesses after transferring the trial of the case from Simdega to Ranchi. 2. The respondents have filed counter affidavit which reveals that after the initial investigation, investigation of the 2025:JHHC:27755-DB 2 case was handed over to the CID Wing of the State Government headed by an officer of the rank of the Deputy Superintendent of Police. Thereafter, charges have now been framed against 13 accused persons on 19.05.2022 under Sections 147, 148, 149, 364/34, 302/34 and 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code against all 13 named accused persons. Not only this, thereafter the trial has also commenced and out of 25 charge-sheeted witnesses, 10 witnesses have already been examined. 3. Since, the competent Court is now already seized of the matter, this instant petition has achieved its purpose and the same is accordingly disposed of. (Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.) (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Manish/Ritesh