Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:10328 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W. P. (Cr.) No. 148 of 2026 --- Sitaram Pandey S/o Chinta Nand Pandey, resident of Village Barwadih Tola, PO Chandra, PS Siyaljori, Dist. Bokaro… … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Bokaro 3. The Superintendent of Police, Bokaro 4. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Chas, Bokaro 5. Thana Prabhari Siyaljori, Siyaljori, Distrrict Bokaro 6. Gyan Chandra Pandey, Bokaro … … Respondents --- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Lakhan Chandra Roy, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Ashwini Bhushan, AC to Sr. S. C. II --- 2/10.04.2026 The counter affidavit submitted at the bar by the learned AC to Sr. S. C. II is accepted. Let the same be kept on record. Heard Mr. Lakhan Chandra Roy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ashwini Bhushan, learned AC to Sr. S. C. II for the State. In this writ application, the petitioner has prayed for a direction upon the respondents to protect the land of the petitioner from encroachers and to initiate a proceeding before the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Chas, Bokaro and to lodge an F.I.R. against the respondent no. 6. The petitioner claims that he has an ancestral property at Mouza Barajore, khata No. 200, plot no. 2579 area 85 decimals and the petitioner is in possession of the aforesaid land and also has a dwelling house over it. The respondent no. 6 who is related to the petitioner is trying to dispossess the petitioner and is bent upon encroaching the land of the petitioner. The respondent no. 6 has also started construction over the said land. The petitioner objected to the said act and also informed the matter to Sub Divisional Magistrate, Chas, Bokaro, but thereafter no further progress has been made either of lodging F.I.R. or of initiating a -2- proceeding, as there appears to be an apprehension of breach of peace between the petitioner and the respondent no. 6. The counter affidavit of the State reveals that the matter has been sent to Circle Officer, Chandankiyari, Bokaro with a direction to verify and ascertain the raiyat of khata no. 200, plot no. 2579 at Mouza Barajore. In view of the fact that there has been progress with respect to the complaint made by the petitioner and further steps will only be taken once the ownership of the plot in question is ascertained, this writ application stands disposed of with a direction to the Circle Officer, Chandankiyari, Bokaro to act upon the letter dated 31.12.2025 and furnish the information to the appropriate authority as desired in the said letter within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This writ application stands disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) 10th April 2026 R. Shekhar Cp 3