PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The present quashing petition has been preferred to quash the order taking cognizance dated 24.05.2023 passed in Complaint Case No. 9303 (C) of 2022, where learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Patna Sadar, Patna took cognizance for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (in short IPC). 3. The p...
PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant/O.P. No.2. 2. The present application has been filed for quashing the cognizance order dated 12.04.2023 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Patna in connection with Kankarbagh P.S. Case No.916 of 2020, whereby the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate has taken cognizance of the offence punishabl...
PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. The present application has been preferred under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (in short "Cr.P.C.") for quashing of entire proceedings including Patrakar Nagar P.S. Case No. 249 of 2023 (P.T.N. No. BRPA02P0031902023) dated 07.04.2023 lodged for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 328, 498(A), 341, 342, 323, 504 and 120(B) of the I...
PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard Mr. P.N. Shahi, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Rakesh Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing for complainant/O.P. No.2. 2. The present application has been preferred on behalf of the petitioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short 'CrPC') for quashing of the cognizance order dated 15.05.2023 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Patna Ci...
PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The present petition has been preferred under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short Cr.P.C.) to quash the order dated 17.03.2023 passed in Special Case No. 353 of 2017, arising out of EOU P.S. Case No. 17 of 2017, where learned Special Judge Vigilance, Patna, took cognizance for the offence punishable u...
PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard Md. Shamimul Hoda, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. N.K. Agrawal, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of O.P. No.2. 2. This application has been filed for quashing/set aside the Pirbahore P.S. Case No.369 of 2023 dated 19.05.2023 registered for the offence punishable under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC'). 3. That prosecution case is based upon written i...
PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. 2. This appeal has been preferred for setting aside the judgment of conviction dated 09.08.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned judgment') and the order of sentence dated 28.08.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the 'impugned order') passed by learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act...
PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The instant appeal has been preferred by the appellants against the judgment dated 5.8.2024 passed in CWJC no.13405 of 2021 whereby the learned Single Judge taking note of the fact that the two retired District Judges namely Nawal Kishore Singh (appellant in LPA no.840 of 2024) and Paras Nath Roy, both continued to discharge fu...
PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The instant appeal has been preferred by the appellants against the judgment dated 5.8.2024 passed in CWJC no.13405 of 2021 whereby the learned Single Judge taking note of the fact that the two retired District Judges namely Nawal Kishore Singh (appellant in LPA no.840 of 2024) and Paras Nath Roy, both continued to discharge fu...
PATNA, India, July 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 14: Re. I.A. No. 2 of 2025 in L.P.A. No. 699 of 2025 : Leave granted. 2. I.A. No. 2 of 2025 stands allowed. Re. L.P.A. No. 699 of 2025 : 3. We have heard Mr. Piyush Lall, the learned Advocate for the appellant/the High Court of Judicature at Patna and Mr. Vikas Kumar, the learned Advocate for the State. 4. This is an appeal by the High Court against the observations and directions of a learned Single Judge vide h...