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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
W.P. (Cr.) No. 695 of 2025
Sahendar Kumar, Son of Tulsi Bhuia, age about 26 years, R/o Tetulmari Zero Seam, Sijua, Post Office – Sijua, Police Station – Tetulmari, District – Dhanbad.
….. Petitioner
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1. The State of Jharkhand
2. The Director General of Police, Government of Jharkhand, Audrey House, Post Office – Kanke, Police Station – Gonda, District – Ranchi.
3. The Inspector General of Police, Government of Jharkhand, Audrey House, Post Office – Kanke, Police Station – Gonda, District – Ranchi.
4. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Dhanbad, Post Office – Dhanbad, Police Station – Dhanbad, District – Dhanbad.
5. Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Baghmara, Dhanbad, Post Office – Sijua, Police Station-Jogta, District – Dhanbad.
6. Officer-in-Charge, Tetulmari, Dhanbad, Post Office – Sijua, Police Station – Tetulmari, District – Dhanbad.
7. Officer-in-Charge, Chauparan, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, Post Office – Chouparan, Police Station – Chouparan, District – Hazaribagh.
8. Ramnarayan Yadav @ Mukhiya Jee, S/o Lt. Bhikhari Yadav, R/o Akash Kinari, 4 No., Near Kali Mandir, P.O. & P.S. – Katras, District – Dhanbad.
9. Jayprakash Yadav, S/o Ram Narayan Yadav, R/o Akash Kinari, 4 No., Near Kali Mandir, P.O. & P.S. – Katras, District – Dhanbad.
10. Omprakash Yadav, S/o Ram Narayan Yadav, R/o Akash Kinari, 4 No., Near Kali Mandir, P.O. & P.S. – Katras, District – Dhanbad.
11. Kamlesh Manjhi, S/o Lt. Preman Manjhi, R/o Miya Bigha, P.O. – Kariyadpur, P.S. – Fatehpur, District – Gaya, Bihar.
12. Rajendra Manjhi, S/o Lt. Dashrath Manjhi, R/o Rangdar Bigha, Madahar (Koili Bhawani), P.O. & P.S. – Fatehpur, District – Gaya, Bihar.
13. Chhatthu Manjhi, S/o Lt. Dashrath Manjhi, R/o Rangdar Bigha, Madahar (Koili Bhawan), P.O. & P.S. – Fatehpur, District – Gaya, Bihar.
14. Bharat Coking Coal Limited through Chief Managing Director having office at Koyla Nagar, Koyla Bhawan, P.O. & P.S. – Saraidhella, District – Dhanbad.
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15. Tulsi Bhuiyan, aged about 62 years, son of Rangdar Bigaha, resident of Village -Koktha, P.O. – Kariyadpur, P.S. – Fatehpur, District – Gaya (Bihar)-824232.
….. Respondents
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
-------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Lukesh Kumar, Advocate. For the State
: A.C. to AAG-II. For the BCCL
: Mr. Amit Kumar Das, Advocate. For the Intervener : Mr. Shekhar Pd. Sinha, Advocate.
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Order No. 06/Dated: 12th January, 2026
I.A. No. 17111/2025
1. Heard Mr. Shekhar Prasad Sinha, learned counsel appearing for the proposed intervener.
2. He has submitted that the proposed intervener is a necessary party since his production has been sought for by the petitioner in a writ for habeas corpus preferred by him.
3. It has further been submitted that the proposed intervener has already retired from BCCL on 29.02.2024 and he has received the retiral dues.
4. Mr. Sinha has further submitted that the proposed intervener does not have any issue and in fact the petitioner is falsely claiming himself to be the son of the proposed intervener in order to usurp the retiral dues which has been released in his favour.
5. We have heard Mr. Lukesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Mr. Amit Kumar Das, learned counsel appearing for the BCCL and learned A.C. to AAG-II appearing on behalf of the State.
6. On consideration of the averments made in the instant application and since the proposed intervener appears to be most
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important party in this writ petition, I.A. No. 17111/2025 is allowed and the proposed intervener is permitted to be added as respondent no. 15 in the writ application.
7. Office is permitted to do the needful. W.P. (Cr.) No. 695 of 2025
8. This writ application has been preferred for a direction upon the respondent authorities to get the father of the petitioner namely, Tulsi Bhuia (newly added respondent no. 15) produced before this Court from the illegal custody of the respondent nos. 8 to 13.
9. Mr. Amit Kumar Das, learned counsel appearing for the BCCL has on instruction submitted a letter, from which, it appears that the claim of the petitioner that he is adopted son of the respondent no. 15 is false, as no documentary proof was produced. Being confronted with the various affidavits as well as instruction received by the respective counsels, Mr. Lukesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition.
10. Permission is accorded.
11. This writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn.
12. Pending I.A., if any stand disposed of.
(Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J.)
(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)
January 12, 2026 Sunil/