Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7269 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 7269 of 2012 =================================================== Ritesh Kumar Singh S/o Late Amar Deo Singh Resident Of Village- Aami (Karamwari Patti), Police Station- Awatar Nagar, District- Saran at Chapra. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s =================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 02. 05.07.2012 The Petitioner seeks quashing of Dighwara P.S. Case No. 204 of 2011 instituted on 13.11.2011 for the offences under [STATUTE] . Since the case is still at the stage of investigation, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter. The application is disposed off with a direction to the Petitioner to appear before the Investigating Officer. The Investigating Officer is also directed to file a closure report within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order if he has not done so already. With the aforesaid observation, the application is disposed off. Vikash/- (Anjana Prakash, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 177

Statute Text:
Section 177 of the Indian Penal Code. Knowingly furnishing false information to a public servant. Whoever, being legally bound to furnish information on any subject to any public servant, as such, furnishes, as true, information on the subject which he knows or has reason to believe to be false shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both; or, if the information which he is legally bound to give respects the commission of an offence, or is required for the purpose of preventing the commission of an offence, or in order to the apprehension of an offender, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.