1 W.P. (Cr.) No.190 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (Cr.) No.190 of 2025 ------ Victim … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Jail and Disaster Management, Government of Jharkhand at Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, P.O. & P.S.- Dhurwa, District- Ranchi. 3. The Inspector General of Police, Ranchi, Forest Officer’s Colony, Doranda, P.O. & P.S.- Doranda, Dist.- Ranchi 4. The Officer-in-Charge, Jagarnathpur Police Station, Dhurwa, P.O.- Dhurwa, P.S.- Jagarnathpur, Dist.- Ranchi … Respondents ------ For the Petitioner : Ms. Saumya Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sachin Kumar, AAG II Ms. Surabhi, AC to AAG II ------ P R E S E N T HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY By the Court:- Heard the parties. 2. This Writ Petition (Cr.) under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed with a prayer for issuance of an appropriate writ/order/direction in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondents to take action upon the F.I.R. dated 25.05.2022 registered as Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No.166 of 2022. 3. The brief facts of the case is that the writ petitioner-victim lodged a written report alleging therein that the named accused persons of the said Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No.166 of 2022, in the year 2013, sexually exploited the victim by alluring her of solemnizing marriage with her and cheated the victim of Rs.5,00,000/- and committed sexual assault and sexual harassment of the 2 W.P. (Cr.) No.190 of 2025 then minor victim girl. On the basis of the written report submitted by the victim, Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No.166 of 2022 was registered and police took up investigation of the case which is going on at present. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the F.I.R. was registered on 25.05.2022 but the investigation has not yet been concluded nor the investigation seems to be progressing and police report has not yet been submitted and the police has not taken any action against the named accused persons of the case in violation of the specific provision of law as enshrined under Section 173 (1A) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Hence, it is submitted that the prayer as prayed for in the instant Writ Petition (Cr.), be allowed. 5. Learned counsel for the respondent- State on the other hand submits that the respondents are duty bound to do expeditious investigation of the case as mandated by law and to take the investigation of the case to its logical conclusion. 6. Having heard the submissions made at the Bar and after carefully going through the materials available in the record, this Writ Petition (Cr.) is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos.3 and 4 of the instant Writ Petition (Cr.) to ensure expeditious investigation of Jagarnathpur P.S. Case No.166 of 2022 and to submit the police report within three months from the date of this order. 7. Accordingly, this Writ Petition (Cr.) stands disposed of with the aforesaid direction. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi Dated the 12th of March, 2025 AFR/ Animesh