Jharkhand High Court
Jyotsa Mondal @ Jyotsna Mondal Wife Of ... vs The State Of Jharkhand Through The Chief ... on 7 May, 2025
Author: Rajesh Shankar
Bench: Rajesh Shankar
2025:JHHC:13753-DB
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
L.P.A No. 214 of 2025
1. Jyotsa Mondal @ Jyotsna Mondal wife of Late Piyush Kumar
Mondal, resident of Village and P.O.- Kalipahari, P.S.- Nala, District-
Jamtara
2. Dilip Ray, S/o- of Late Jyotilal Ray, resident of Village- Nalhati,
P.O. & P.S.- Nala, District- Jamatara
3. Tapan Kumar Singh, S/o- Sri Parshuram Singh, resident of
Village- Chaukunda, P.O.- T.K.Gram, P.S.- Nala, District- Jamtara
4. Prahlad Kumar Mahato, S/o Sri Pawan Kumar Mahato, resident of
Village Dhasniya, P.O. Guhiajori, P.S.-Bindapathar, District Jamtara
5. Swapan Kumar Yadav, S/o Sri Tarapado Mahato, resident of
Village and P.O. Tilaki, P.S. Bindapathar, District-Jamtara
6. Ganesh Roy, S/o Sri Budhan Roy, resident of Village Lauhat, P.O.
and P.S. Kundhait, District Jamtara
7. Sandip Bauri, S/o Sri Sitaram Bauri, resident of Village Saluka,
P.O.-Amba, P.S.-Kundhait, District- Jamtara
8. Sunil Kumar Choupdar, S/o Sri Mrityunjay Choupdar, resident of
Village Bankati, P.O. and P.S.- Kundhait, District-Jamtara (Jharkhand)
9. Sukain Bauri, S/o Late Manorath Bauri, resident of Village
Mathuradih, P.O. Devjore, P.S. Nala, District- Jamtara
. ... ... Appellants
Versus
1. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Government
of Jharkhand, Ranchi
2. The Additional Chief Secretary-cum- Principal Secretary, Home,
Jail and Disaster Management Department, Government of
Jharkhand, Ranchi.
3. The Deputy Secretary to the Government, Home, Jail and
Disaster Management Department, Government of Jharkhand,
Ranchi
4. The Deputy Commissioner, Jamtara,
5. The Superintendent of Police, Jamtara,
6. The Circle Officer, Nala Circle, Nala, District - Jamtara
7. The Circle Officer, Fatehpur Circle, Fatehpur, District - Jamtara
8. The Circle Officer, Kundhait Circle, Kundhait, District - Jamtara
9. The Officer-in-Charge, Nala Police Station, Nala, P.O. & P.S.-Nala,
District Jamtara
10. The Officer-in-Charge, Bindapthar Police Station, P.O. & P.S.-
Bindapthar, District Jamtara
11. The Officer-in-Charge, Fatehpur Police Station, Fatehpur, District
Jamtara
12. The Officer-in-Charge, Kundhait Police Station, Kundhait, District
- Jamtara
13. Jitendra Nath Mahto, S/o Sri Bishambhar Mahto, resident of
Village Patharjoria, P.O.- Karaiya, P.S. Bindapathar, District- Jamtara
14. Samresh Ray, S/o Sri Sanatan Ray, resident of Village-Dhakodih,
P.O. Jamjuri, P.S. Fatehpur, District- Jamtara
... ... Respondents
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2025:JHHC:13753-DB
CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR
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For the Appellant : Mr. Mukesh Bihari Lal, Advocate
Mr. Avilash Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent-State : Mr. Sahbaj Akhtar, AC to AAG-III
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02/07.05.2025 I.A. No. 4718 of 2025
Heard counsel for the appellants and the counsel for
the respondents.
2. This appeal has been filed with a delay of 252 days in
filing the same challenging the judgment of the learned Single
Judge.
3. In the application filed seeking condonation of delay, it
is contended that the appellants belong to poor families and could
not arrange funds for filing the appeal in time.
4. Since there are 9 appellants before this Court and it is
not in dispute that court fee to be paid for filing this appeal under
Clause 10 of the Letters Patent Appeal, is a meagre amount of
Rs.100/- only, and the delay is not satisfactorily explained, this
appeal is dismissed.
(M. S. Ramachandra Rao, C.J.)
(Rajesh Shankar, J.)
Manish/Ritesh
