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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Neelima Singh @ Neelima Kumari D/o Late Shri Jitendra Kumar Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J .
1. Heard the parties. No one turns up on behalf of the Opp. Party no. 2 in CrMP No. 3134 of 2023 in spite of repeated calls, though Opp. Party no. 2 in Cr.M.P. no. 3150 of 2023 appeared through a lawyer.
2. Since both these criminal miscellaneous petitions have been filed with the selfsame common prayer and have arisen from the common P.S. case no. being Gonda P.S. case no. 98 of 2023, hence, both these Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions are being disposed of by this common judgment.
3. These Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions have been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of CrPC with the prayer for quashing and setting aside the entire criminal proceeding in connection with Gonda P.S. case no. 98 of 2023 including the order dated 24.06.2024 passed by learned JMFC, XXI, Ranchi whereby and whereunder, the learned Magistrate, has taken cognizance of the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 120B of the IPC.
4. The brief fact of the case is that all the three petitioners of CrMP No. 3134 of 2023 are the daughters and the sole petitioner of CrMP no. 3150 of 2023 is the wife of Late Jitendra Kumar Singh and the allegation ag
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