Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 26995 of 2012 =================================================== 1. Puja Kumari W/o Shri Ramashankar Prasad , D/o Manju Prasad Resident of Amla Plaza ,Kankarbagh Main Road , P.S. - Kankarbagh , Town & District – Patna. 2. Manju Prasad S/o Sri Sumed Prasad Resident of 577, Nakchedtola , P.S. - Motihari , District - East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Vijay Shankar Prasad S/o Late Ram Khelawan Prasad Resident of Village - Pakridayal, P.S. - Pakridayal, District - East Champaran. .... .... Opposite Party/s =================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amaresh Kumar Sinha, Adv. Mr. Pankaj Maijorwar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shiva Shankar Sharma, Adv. For the State : Mr. R.B. Roy “Raman”, APP. =================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 03. 12.10.2012 The Petitioners seek quashing of Raxaul P.S. Case No. 121 of 2012 (G.R. No. 413/2012 instituted on a Complaint Case No. 184 of 2012) dated 06.06.2012 under [STATUTE] so far as it relates to the Petitioners. It has been submitted on behalf of the Petitioners that the informant was married to one Rama Shankar Prasad but the marriage encountered some difficulties on account of which the said Rama Shankar Prasad filed and was granted an ex parte decree of divorce. Subsequent to the decree of divorce he married Petitioner No. 1 who happens to be the daughter of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26995 of 2012 (3) dt.12-10-2012 2 Petitioner No. 2. A simple point advanced on behalf of the Petitioners is that even accepting the grievances of the Complainant/Informant no offence whatsoever would be made out against the Petitioners. Counsel for the Complainant/Informant is unable to defend the said contention. In view of such, the application is allowed and the FIR of Raxaul P.S. Case No. 121 of 2012 (G.R. No. 413/2012 instituted on a Complaint Case No. 184 of 2012) dated 06.06.2012 is quashed so far as it relates to the Petitioners. Vikash/- (Anjana Prakash, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 420

Statute Text:
Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Cheating and there by dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security. Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.