Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:17414 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(Cr.) No. 264 of 2026 Anand Marandi ... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. The Director General of Police, Jharkhand, Ranchi 4. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Dumka region, Dumka 5. The Superintendent of Police, Deoghar 6. The Superintendent of Police, Pakur 7. Tarun Bakhla, the then Officer-in-Charge, Margomunda Police Station, Deoghar 8. The Officer-in-Charge, Pakuria Police Station, Pakur. … Respondents --- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY For the Petitioner : Mr. Sourabh Kr. Das, Advocate; Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Sunita Kumari, AC to Sr.S.C.-II --- 02/16.06.2026 Heard the learned counsel for the respective sides. In this writ application, the petitioner has prayed for a direction upon the respondents to register an FIR and to take action against the erring police officers for illegal detention, custodial torture, kidnapping and criminal intimidation of the petitioner. The petitioner has further prayed for a direction upon the Superintendent of Police, Deoghar and Pakur for initiating a departmental action against the erring officers as well as to pay interim compensation to the petitioner for violation of his fundamental rights. Though a counter-affidavit has been filed and it seems that a preliminary inquiry had been conducted but considering the prayer made in this application for registration of an FIR based on the complaint made by him, the petitioner can very well approach the concerned forum for redressal of his grievance, in view of the judgment in the case of “Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P. and Ors., reported in (2008) 2 SCC 409. This application consequently stands disposed of. (RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY, J.) 16.06.2026 S.B. Uploaded on 17.06.2026