JUDGMENT :

SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI, J.

1. Heard Mr. Deepak Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 and Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, learned counsel for the State.

2. This petition has been taken through Video Conferencing in view of guidelines of the High Court taking into account the situation arising due to COVID-19 pandemic. None of the parties have complained about any technical snag of audio-video and with their consent this matter has been heard.

3. This petition has been filed for quashing of the order taking cognizance dated 26.02.2015, whereby the learned Judicial Magistrate took cognizance of the offence under Section 147, 149, 304 of the Indian Penal Code against the petitioners in Protest-cum-Complaint Case No. 3156 of 2014, pending in the court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi.

4. The prosecution case is based on protest-cum-complaint petition filed by Maqbool Ansari against the petitioners. The complainant/informant earlier lodged the case and subsequently the police has submitted final form thereafter a protest-cum-complaint case being No. 3156 of 2014 was filed and in the complaint case, it was alleged