Nagendra Rai, J.

1. The petitioner has filed the present writ application for quashing the order dated 7-5-85 passed by the District Magistrate, Patna, in Cr. Misc. Case No. 2/64 by which he had directed the Licensee of the Regent Cinema Hall to pay a fine of Rs. 1, 000 under Sec. 7(1) of the Bihar Cinema (Regulation) Act, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as the Act).

2. The case of the petitioner is that one Sushil Kumar Sinha is the managing partner and the licensee of the. Regent Theatre popularly known as Regent Cinema. On 29-2-1984 M/s Regent Cinema was exhibiting the film Inquilab which was holding "A" certificate meaning thereby that the film was to be shown/only to adults and not to be minors. At about 8.30 p. m. Shri Yogendra Prasad, Cinema Magistrate, inspected the cinema premises when the film "Inquilab" was being exhibited and found persons between the age group of 10 to 20 seeing the cinema in the cinema hall. The said persons were arrested under Sec. 34 of the Police Act and were produced before the District Magistrate for necessary action. Mr. R.P. Singh, Executive Magistrate, imposed fine on them. 15 persons out of them paid fines and were released and two of t