HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA ISSUES JUDGMENT ON TANUJA RAY VS STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER CASE

PATNA, India, April 17 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on April 3:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks quashing of the order of cognizance dated 29.11.2022 passed in connection with Nawanagar P.S. Case No. 476 of 2021, G.R. No. 2905 of 2021 by which, the learned C.J.M., Buxar has taken cognizance of the offence under Section(s) 420, 467, 468, 471 & 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The prosecution case is that the informant, Meena Kumari, Child Development Project Officer, Navanagar, Buxar, lodged a written application alleging that Tanuja Ray, wife of Pintu Kumar Singh, obtained the post of Anganbari Sevika (Code-178, Panchayat Girdhar B...