JHARKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON GAJADHAR PRASAD AND ORS. V/S THE STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ANR.

RANCHI, India, Aug. 8 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on July 9:

1. 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 with a prayer to quash and set aside the entire criminal proceeding including the order taking cognizance dated 13.10.2023 passed in Complaint Case No. 1012 of 2023 in which the learned SubDivisional Judicial Magistrate, Hazaribagh has found prima facie case for the offences punishable under Sections 420/467/468/471/120B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The brief fact of the case is that the complainant executed a power of attorney in favour of the petitioner no.1 and later on revoked the po...