RAY, C. J.

( 1 ) THIS is an application by the petitioners for quashing a proceeding initiated under Section 107, Criminal P. C. The order of the Magistrate which ia based upon a police report reads :

". . . . that you Bankanidhi Subudhi and 58 others of Sanapadar, 2nd party indulging in acts of highhanded- ness, violence, harassment, etc. , towards the first party Bhagirathi Mohapatra and that your activities are likely to cause imminent breach of place or disturb the public tranquillity in the local limits of the jurisdiction of this Court. You are hereby ordered to show cause why you should not be ordered to execute a bond for Rs. 1000 each with one surety in the like amount for keep:ng peace for a period of one year. "

This order has been made under the provisions of Section 112, Criminal P. C. The section reads :

"when a Magistrate acting under Section 107, deems it necessary to require any person to show cause under such section, he shall make an order in writing, setting forth the substanae of the information received, the amount of the bond to be executed, the term for which it is to be in force, and the number, character and class of sureties if any) required. "

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