Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:12397 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W. P. (Cr.) No. 119 of 2026 --- Md. Wasiullah son of Ekramullah, resident of village Bazar tand, PO & PS Itki Thakurgaon, District Ranchi, Jharkhand … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi 3. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Ranchi 4. The Circle Officer, Itki, Ranchi 5. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Ranchi 6. The Officer -in – Charge, Itki, Ranchi 7. Mobina Khatoon 8. Sarful Ansari … … Respondents --- CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RONGON MUKHOPADHYAY --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sheyakur Rahman, Advocate For the Respondents : Mrs. Sunita Kumari, AC to Sr. S. C. II --- 2/28.04.2026 Heard Mr. Sheyakur Rahman, learned counsel for the petitioner and 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 life and property of the petitioner with respect to the 20 decimals of land situated under khata no. 267, plot no. 1336 of Mauza Itki, Thakurgaon, thana no. 102 which was the subject matter of proceeding initiated under Section 144 of the Cr.P.C. During the pendency of this application, an amendment application has been preferred by the petitioner being I. A. No. 5443 of 2026 in which certain additional prayers have been inserted with respect to proper investigation into the illegal construction made in the land of the petitioner despite the order of status quo passed by the learned Sub- Divisional Magistrate, Ranchi in the proceeding under Section 144 Cr.P.C. Learned AC to Sr. S. C. II at the outset has submitted that with respect to the land which is the subject mater of this writ application, a suit has already been preferred by the petitioner which is pending. -2- At this Mr. Sheyakur Rahman, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a suit has indeed been preferred by the petitioner, but at the same time the application under Section 188 I.P.C. is not being decided by the learned Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Ranchi (respondent no. 3). In view of the fact that the petitioner has already preferred a suit which is still pending and which relates to the land which is the subject mater of the present writ application, this writ application stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 3 to expeditiously decide the application preferred by the petitioner under Section 188 of I.P.C., if the same has not yet been decided. This writ application stands disposed of. I.A. No. 5443 of 2026 also stands disposed of. (Rongon Mukhopadhyay, J) R. Shekhar Cp 3 28th April 2026 Uploaded on 29.04.2026