Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25489 of 2008 ====================================================== 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh (Sasur) son of late Chandradev Singh. 2. Smt. Aruna Singh (Sas) wife of Rajendra Prasad Singh. 3. Harash Kumar Singh (Bhaisur) son of Rajendra Prasad Singh. 4. Smt. Soni Singh (Gotini) wife of Harash Kumar Singh. 5. Gautam Kumar Singh son of Sri Rajendra Prasad Singh. All are residents of Arunoday, Chandralok Mahal Compund, Jagat Narayan Road, Kadamkuan, District & Town-Patna. .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Chetna Singh daughter of Mahendra Narain Singh, resident of Village-Chakmala, P.S.-Janki Nagar, District-Purnia, presently residing at Mohalla-Majhli Chauk, Madhubani, P.S.-Khajanchi Hat, District-Purnia. 3. Sujeet Kumar Singh, son of Manvendra Narain Kumar, resident of Mohalla-Manjhlichouk, Madhubani, P.S.-Khajanchi Hat, District-Purnia. .... .... Opposite Parties ============================================= CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3 10-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. This application, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, is to quash the First Information Report of Khajanchi Hat P.S. Case No. 65 of 2008, registered under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioners in course of argument submits that in this case the cognizance order has already been passed, which is challenged before this Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25489 of 2008 (3) dt.10-04-2012 2/2 Court in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 39468 of 2009. As such this application has become infructuous. In view of the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, this application is dismissed as having become infructuous. Safik/- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 506

Statute Text:
Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal intimidation. Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc — and if the threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, or to cause the destruction of any property by fire, or to cause an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, of with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to impute unchastity to a woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.