JUDGMENT

Date : 13-02-2025

Heard Mr. Sanjay Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, Mr. Binod Kumar No. 3 and Mr. Ram Sumiran Roy, learned APPs appearing for the State in Cr. Misc. No. 53947/2015 and Cr. Misc. No. 55695/2015 respectively and Mr. Rajendra Narain, learned senior counsel appearing for the O.P. No. 2 in both the petitions.

2. Both the petitions have been filed under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short ‘Cr.P.C.’) with a prayer to quash the order dated 07.10.2015 passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, in connection with Bihta P.S. Case No. 175/2013 (G.R. No. 969/2013), whereby and whereunder the learned Magistrate has taken cognizance of the offences under sections 302 and 201/34 of IPC against the petitioners and others. The petitioner, namely, Ram Agya Singh @ Ram Adya Singh (petitioner No. 1 of Cr. Misc. No. 53947/2015) died after filing his petition and by order dated 16.05.2024, the criminal Miscellaneous No. 53947 of 2015 was directed to run in respect of the rest petitioners only.

3. Mr. Sanjay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the informant’s youngest son, namely, Arvind Kumar, aged abo