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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
Awadhesh Kumar s/o Harish Chandra – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
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| 1. petition to quash fir alleging cheating via false govt seller representation. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. breach of contract disputes do not constitute cheating without initial dishonest intent. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. firs for economic offences need not verbatim state all offence ingredients. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 4. economic offences stand apart from private disputes; quashing declined if prima facie case. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. petition dismissed as without merit. (Para 12) |
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 528 of B.N.S.S., 2023 with the prayer to quash the entire criminal proceeding including the FIR being Kotwali P.S. Case No. 179 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 316(2), 318(2), 3(5) of B.N.S., 2023, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ranchi.
3. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner with the intention to cheat the informant since the very beginning came to the informant along with co-accused and posed before the informant that he is the authorized seller (Govt. Seller) of Arihant Drug
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