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ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Binod Singh S/o Shri Shubhkara Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.
1. Heard the parties.
2. This criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the order dated 10.05.2024, passed by the S.D.J.M. Ranchi in G.R. Case No. 1740 of 2006 arising out of Kotwali (S.N.) P.S. Case No. 336 of 2006 whereby and where under, the learned court rejected the petition dated 15.03.2024 wherein the petitioner prayed for dropping the entire criminal proceeding under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code; in view of the bar under Section 198 Cr.P.C.
3. The brief facts of the case is that the informant lodged the F.I.R. basing upon which Kotwali (SN) P.S. Case No. 336 of 2006 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 1740 of 2006 was registered. Police submitted charge sheet in the said case alleging commission of offences punishable under Section 498A and 494 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner filed a petition under Section 258 read with Section 198 of Cr.P.C. with the prayer to drop the proceeding initiated under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code against the petitioner. The learned S.D.J.M. considered that in the case, police submitted charge sheet no.
The court affirmed that Section 258 Cr.P.C. applies only to summons cases, and once cognizance is taken under Section 494 IPC, it cannot be quashed without merit.
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