IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr.M.P. No.1664 of 2023 ------

Sanjay Kumar, aged about 39 years, son of Dhaneshwar Kumar, Resident of Village Jealgora, P.O. – K.G. Ashram, P.S. – Govindpur, District - Dhanbad … Petitioner Versus

1. The State of Jharkhand

2. Ranjit Kumar, son of Hare Gopal Kumar, Resident of K.G.

Ashram, P.O.- K.G. Ashram, P.S. – Govindpur, District - Dhanbad … Opposite Parties ------

For the Petitioner : Mrs. Jasvindar Mazumdar, Advocate Mr. Naveen Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manoj Kr. Mishra, Addl. P.P.

For the O.P. No.2 : Mr. Kumar Nilesh, Advocate ------

P R E S E N T HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY By the Court:- 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, 1973 with a prayer to quash the entire criminal proceeding including the order dated 17.12.2021 passed in connection with Govindpur P.S. Case No.81 of 2017 corresponding to G.R. Case No.1290 of 2017 whereby and where under the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Dhanbad has taken cognizance of the offence punishable under Section 406, 420, 468, 471 and 120B of the In