1 W.P. (Cr.) No.68 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (Cr.) No.68 of 2025 ------ Geeta Devi aged about 38 years W/O- Birendar Paswan R/O- Hill Road, P.O.- Mihijam, P.S.- Mihijam, District- Jamtara, 815354 … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Deputy Inspector General, Santhal Pragna, PO & PS- Dumka, District- Dumka Jharkhand 3. The Superintendent of Police, Jamtara, PO & PS- Jamtara, District- Jamtara, Jharkhand 4. The Officer in-charge, Jamtara (SC/ST) Police Station, PO & PS- Jamtara, District- Jamtara, Jharkhand 5. The Investigation Officer, Jamtara (SC/ST) Police Station, PO & PS- Jamtara, District- Jamtara, Jharkhand 6. Prabhu Soni @ Saw S/O- Late Badri Saw R/O- Hill Road, P.O.- Mihijam, P.S.- Mihijam, District- Jamtara, 815354 7. Suraj Soni @ Saw S/O- Late Badri Saw R/O- Hill Road, P.O.- Mihijam, P.S.- Mihijam, District- Jamtara, 815354 8. Vijay Soni S/O- Late Badri Saw R/O- Hill Road, P.O.- Mihijam, P.S.- Mihijam, District- Jamtara, 815354 9. Shivpujan Soni @ Sah S/O- Late Badri Saw R/O- Hill Road, P.O.- Mihijam, P.S.- Mihijam, District- Jamtara, 815354 10. Renu Devi W/O- Prabhu Soni @ Saw R/O- Hill Road, P.O.- Mihijam, P.S.- Mihijam, District- Jamtara, 815354 11. Bharti @ Arti Devi W/O- Suraj Soni @ Saw, R/O- Hill Road, P.O.- Mihijam, P.S.- Mihijam, District- Jamtara, 815354 12. Rita Devi W/O- Vijay Soni R/O- Hill Road, P.O.- Mihijam, P.S.- Mihijam, District- Jamtara, 815354 13. Usha Devi W/O- Shivpujan Soni @ Sah R/O- Hill Road, P.O.- Mihijam, P.S.- Mihijam, District- Jamtara, 815354 2 W.P. (Cr.) No.68 of 2025 … Respondents ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Ravi, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sachin Kumar, AAG-II Ms. Surbhi, 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 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed with a prayer to direct the respondent to conduct proper and fair investigation of Jamtara (SC/ST) P.S. Case No.01 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341/323/504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(s)(v)(z) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and after completion of investigation, direct the respondent No.5 to submit charge-sheet which is now pending in the court of Special Judge, SC/ST Act Cases, Jamtara. 3. 3. The brief facts of the case is that the writ petitioner lodged a written report alleging therein inter alia that the children of the informant being the member of Scheduled Caste were abused within the public view, by the private respondents forcing the informant- a member of Scheduled Caste to leave her house and place of residence, caused hurt to the writ petitioner, wrongfully restrained her and intentionally insulted the writ petitioner in a manner so as to provoke the writ petitioner to commit breach of peace. The writ petitioner filed complaint (SC/ST) PCR Case No.15 of 2023 in the Court of Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Jamtara which upon being referred to police under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 3 W.P. (Cr.) No.68 of 2025 Jamtara (SC/ST) P.S. Case No.01 of 2024 has been registered. Learned counsel for the petitioner next submits that after anticipatory bail being granted to the respondent Nos.6 to 13, they have been pouring water in the courtyard of the complainant which makes the residence of the complainant inhabitable because of stinking. It is then submitted that the respondent Nos.6 to 13 are repeating their offence by continuously abusing the writ petitioner and her children by their caste name within the public view. Hence, it is submitted that the prayer as prayed for in this Writ Petition (Cr.) be allowed. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that investigation is going on and the respondent Nos.1 to 5 are duty bound to conduct proper and fair investigation of the case and certainly, take the investigation to its logical conclusion. 5. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the State, this Writ Petition (Cr.) is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Nos.1 to 5 to ensure fair and proper investigation of the Jamtara (SC/ST) P.S. Case No.01 of 2024 and also to ensure that the investigation is conducted expeditiously and the investigation be taken to its logical conclusion and the Final Report be submitted preferably within three months from the date of this order. 6. This Writ Petition (Cr.) is disposed of accordingly. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi Dated the 28th of January, 2025 AFR/ Saroj