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 City, in connection with C.A. 83 of 2023 dated 19.01.2023, whereby the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate has taken cognizance for the offences under Section 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. That the prosecution case is based upon a writte...