PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 17:
Heard Mr. Naresh Dikshit, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The present petition is being preferred under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short, the 'Cr.P.C.') for setting aside the order dated 13.04.2022 passed in Narpatganj P.S. Case No. 129 of 2018, G.R. No. 653 of 2018 by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria, whereby and whereunder the learned Magistrate took cognizance for the offences under section 153 of the Indian Penal Code (in short, the 'I.P.C.') and section 125 of the Representation of People Act (hereinafter referred to as the "R.P. Act") a...