HIGH COURT OF PATNA
Mr. Justice Prakash Chandra Jaiswal
RAJENDRA PODDAR – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR – Respondent
CR. MISC./25458/2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25458 of 2019
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1665 C Year-2008 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE
District- Begusarai
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1.
Rajendra Poddar, son of Late Baisakhi Poddar, R/O Village- Seuri, PS-
Cheriyabariarpur, District- Begusarai.
2.
Meena Devi, W/o Rajendra Poddar, R/O Village- Seuri, PS-
Cheriyabariarpur, District- Begusarai.
3.
Teznarayan Kumar, son of Rajendra Poddar, R/O Village- Seuri, PS-
Cheriyabariarpur, District- Begusarai.
4.
Manish Kumar, Son of Rajendra Poddar, R/O Village- Seuri, PS-
Cheriyabariarpur, District- Begusarai.
5.
Lalan Kumar, son of Rajendra Poddar, R/O Village- Seuri, PS-
Cheriyabariarpur, District- Begusarai.
... ... Petitioners.
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar.
2.
Anil Poddar, S/o Shree Radhe Poddar @ Radhakrishna Maheshwari, R/O
Village- Seuri, PS- Cheriyabariarpur, District- Begusarai.
... ... Opposite Parties.
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Appearance :
For the Petitioners
:
Mr. Amit Narayan, Advocate.
Mr. Daya Shankar Prasad Sinha, Advocate.
Mr. Shyameshwar Dayal, Advocate.
For the State
:
Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL
ORAL JUDGMENT
Date : 14-05-2019
Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and
learned APP for the State.
This application under Section 482 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure has been filed for quashing of the entire
proceedings of Complaint Case No.1665-C of 2008 pending
against the petitioners and two other accused persons under
Sections 147, 323, 380, 384, 452 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal
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Code (hereinafter in short referred to as the 'IPC').
The factual matrix of the case is that Complaint Case
No.1665-C of 2008 was lodged by the complainant Anil Poddar
against the seven accused persons including the petitioners
under Sections 147, 323, 380, 384, 452 and 504/34 IPC. During
the course of enquiry complainant examined himself and two
witnesses and the learned Magistrate, after perusing the S.A.
and the statement of enquiry witnesses, took cognizance of the
offence under Sections 147, 323, 341 & 504/34 IPC. The said
cognizance order was not assailed by either of the parties.
Subsequently, the complainant filed a petition under Section 259
Cr.P.C. before the learned Trial Court for treating the summons
trial into warrant trial, which was turned down by the learned
Magistrate vide order dated 31.10.2014. The said order was not
assailed by the complainant. Subsequently, the complainant
examined himself and two witnesses and then again filed a
petition under Section 259 Cr.P.C. for treating the summon trial
as warrant trial submitting that the aforesaid witnesses have
supported the occurrence and prima facie case under Section
380 & 452 IPC is made out on the basis of evidence of the
witnesses, which was again rejected by the learned Magistrate
vide order dated 29.02.2016. Assailing the aforesaid order the
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complainant filed Cr. Revision No.153 of 2016 and the learned
revisional Court after hearing the parties remitted back the
matter to the learned Trial Court for rehearing of the case. But
the learned Magistrate after hearing both the parties and
considering the material on record again rejected the prayer of
the complainant vide order dated 26.03.2018 which was assailed
by the complainant in Cr. Revision No.155 of 2018 and after
hearing the parties the revisional Court vide order dated
30.05.2018 again remitted back the matter to the learned Trial
Court for rehearing.
It is submitted