PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGMENT FOR DHARMENDRA KUMAR AND ORS. V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ANR.

PATNA, India, March 8 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 5:

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the O.P. No.2 and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant criminal miscellaneous petition has been preferred under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "Cr.P.C."), by the petitioners seeking quashing of the order dated 30.04.2015 passed by the Court of the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Katihar, in Complaint Case No. C.A. 84 of 2015, whereby the learned Magistrate has taken cognizance of offences punishable under Sections 448, 323, 379, and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as "IPC") and summoned the petitioners to face trial ...