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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Dayanand Munda @ Devanand Munda, S/o Birja Munda – Appellant
Versus
State Of Jharkhand – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petition under section 482 crpc to quash proceedings. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. in-laws cruel post-husband's death over daughter's birth. (Para 3) |
| 3. vague allegations lack specifics, entrustment, or recent acts. (Para 4) |
| 4. prima facie offences from complaint and witness statements. (Para 5) |
| 5. section 406 requires entrustment and dishonest misappropriation. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 6. section 323 needs voluntary hurt allegation; absent here. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 7. no harassment coercing unlawful demand under section 498a. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 8. quash proceedings; allegations fail offence ingredients. (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
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 of Cr.P.C. with the prayer to quash the entire criminal proceeding including the order dated 23.11.2022 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with Complaint Case No. 2627 of 2019 whereby and where under, the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Dhanbad has found prima facie case against the petitioners for having committed the offences punishable under Sections 323, 406 and 498A of t
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