2026:JHHC:10840 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (C) No. 1518 of 2020 ------- 1. Praveen Kumar, aged about 67 years, s/o Birendra Prasad Singh, resident of Qr. No. 4019 Sector-12/E, Bokaro Steel City, P.O. & P.S.- Sector-12, District- Bokaro (Jharkhand), 2. Bijay Kumar Gupta, aged about 61 years, s/o late Din Dayal Ram, resident of Qr. No. 345, Street 34, Sector-9/B, Bokaro Steel City, P.O. Sector-9, P.S. Harla, District-Bokaro (Jharkhand), 3. Hardayal Sah, aged about 70 years, s/o late Baijnath Sah, resident of Qr. No. 177, Street-18, Sector-9/C, P.O.- Sector 9, P.S.- Harla, District- Bokaro (Jharkhand), 4. Paras Nath Yadav, aged about 71 years, s/o late Mathura Yadav, resident of Qr. No. 177, Street-12, Sector-9/B, P.O. Sector-9 P.S.- Harla, District- Bokaro (Jharkhand), 5. Sanjay Kumar Choudhary, aged about 53 years, s/o late Nagendra Choudhary, resident of HD-14, City Centre, Sector 4, P.O. & P.S. Sector 4, District- Bokaro (Jharkhand), and 6. Shankar Sah, aged about 62 years, s/o Hari Sah, resident of Adarsh Co- Operative, Plot No. 80/A, P.O. & P.S.-Sector 12, District- Bokaro (Jharkhand). .... Petitioner(s). Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand, 2. Deputy Commissioner, Bokaro, P.O. & P.S.-B.S.City, District- Bokaro, Jharkhand, 3. Sub Divisional officer, Chas, P.O. & P.S. Chas, District- Bokaro, Jharkhand 4. Circle officer, Chas, P.O. & P.S. Chas, District-Bokaro (Jharkhand), 5. Superintendent of Police, Bokaro, P.O. & P.S. B.S. City, District-Bokaro, (Jharkhand), 6. Nandlal Nayak, s/o late Somar Nayak, Proprietor of Malti Residency Infra Structure Private Ltd., Murtitand, P.O. Chas, P.S. Chas (M), District-Bokaro (Jharkhand). … Respondents. ------- CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent : ------ 07/ 16.04.2026: By way of filing this writ application, the petitioners pray for following relief: “(i) For the issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction commanding/directing the respondents to get the encroachment removed from the public road leading to the lands and houses of the petitioners at Sarveshwari Ashram in Thana no. 26, Mauza-Nawadih in Chas (M) Police Station in Bokaro District, which has been encroached by the Respondent No.6 causing complete obstruction to petitioners' respective lands and houses. (ii) For the issuance of a further appropriate writ, order or direction commanding/directing the respondents to provide safety to the life and property of the petitioners who are in constant threats of dispossession by the Respondent No. 6.” 2. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the private respondent No.6 has encroached upon the public road/ land which is creating hindrance. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that on several occasions, the proceeding under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been initiated but still no appropriate action has been taken. 4. Considering the said submission made by the petitioner and the nature of dispute, I am not inclined to entertain this writ application as there are alternative remedy available to the petitioner. The petitioner can avail the remedy under the B.N.S.S. and also under the Jharkhand Public Land Encroachment Act. 5. If such application is filed by the petitioners, it is expected that the authority will proceed strictly as per the law. 6. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 16th April, 2026 Madhav/- Uploaded on:17/04/2026 -2-