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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Shamima Khatoon @ Shamima Khatoon W/o Maksood Alam – 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 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with a prayer to quash and set aside the entire criminal proceeding arising out of Bankmore P.S. Case No.240 of 2020 corresponding to G.R. No.901 of 2021 including the order taking cognizance dated 24.03.2021 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad whereby and where under the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad has taken cognizance of the offences punishable under Sections 323, 341, 498A, 120B, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 /4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against the petitioners.
3. The allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioner in criminal conspiracy with each other as well as in furtherance of the common intention with each other being the relatives of the husband of the informant harassed the informant with a view to coerce her and her father to meet the unlawful dowry demand and together caused hurt to her, wrongfully restrained her, committed criminal intimidation and intentionally insulted her in such a manner to provoke h
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