RAVI NATH VERMA
Rajendra D. Seth – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
The petitioner questions the legality and validity of the order dated 11.04.2013 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi in Namkum P.S. Case No.173 of 2011 whereby proclamation under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short 'the Code') has been issued against the petitioner without complying the mandate of the said provision.
2. To put in short the relevant facts, necessary for the purpose of adjudication of the point involved is that the petitioner was made accused in Namkum P.S. Case No173 of 2011 under Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code on the allegation that one Rekha Jha, who happens to be the daughter of the informant-Lakshmi Kant Jha was married to this petitioner in Purulia court on 18th August, 2010 before the marriage registrar but after two days of the marriage, the petitioner started misbehaving with the said Rekha Jha and pressurising her to bring a sum of Rupees Six lacs from her father and when the said Rekha Jha protested, petitioner assaulted her and also the grand-children of the informant. Whereafter the informant filed the First Information Report before the police station at Namkum.
3. It appears from the record that by order dated 24.0
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