Basant Prasad v. the State of Jharkhand
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Neutral citation 2026:JHHC:17062. Cont. Case (Civil) No.17 of 2026, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, decided 12.06.2026 by Ananda Sen, J. (uploaded 17.06.2026). Basant Prasad (petitioner) v. The State of Jharkhand and official opposite parties including Mrs. Vandana Dadel (Principal Secretary, Deptt. of Home, Prison, Disaster Management), Mr. Pawan Kumar (DGP, North Chotanagpur Division, Hazaribagh), Mr. Sudarshan Prasad Mandal (Inspector General of Prisons) and Mr. Anjani Anjan (Divisional Police Officer, Sadar, Hazaribagh and Superintendent of Police, Hazaribagh). Contempt alleged for non-compliance of order dated 03.04.2025 in W.P.(S) No.1452 of 2025; compliance was submitted; Court held no contempt made out and dropped the proceeding. For petitioner: Akash Deep, Advocate; for O.P.(s): Mrs. Moushmi Chatterjee, AC to GA-V. No statutes or precedent cases cited in the judgment.