Case Facts:
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.883 of 2012 (2) dt.12-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.883 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramani Pandey & Ors. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma, Sr. Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 12-12-2012 In the present writ petition the petitioners have made several prayers including the prayer that the F.I.R. of Patna City Chowk P. S. Case No. 49 of 2012 instituted for offence under [STATUTE] be quashed. Learned counsel for the State contends that the police has already concluded the investigation and submitted its report under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In course of investigation the allegations made against the petitioners have been found false and as such, a final report has been submitted holding the accusation to be false and a recommendation has been made to initiate a proceeding under [STATUTE] against the informant of the case. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the State, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners Patna High Court CR. WJC No.883 of 2012 (2) dt.12-12-2012 submits that since the grievance of the petitioners has already been redressed, the application has become infructuous. In that view of the matter, the present writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. sudip/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 182

Statute Text:
Section 182 of the Indian Penal Code. Giving false information to a public servant in order to cause him to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of any person. Whoever gives to any public servant any information which he knows or believes to be false, intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause such public servant: to do or omit anything which such public servant ought not to do or omit if the true state of facts respecting which such information is given were known by him, or to use the lawful power of such public servant to the injury or annoyance of any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.