Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34485 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Raj Kumar Mandal, S/O Late Baidhya Nath Mandal, Resident Of Village- Godhanpur, Police Station- Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani. 2. Bimla Devi, W/O Sri Raj Kumar Mandal, Resident Of Village- Godhanpur, Police Station- Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani. 3. Arjun Mandal, S/O Sri Raj Kumar Mandal, Resident Of Village- Godhanpur, Police Station- Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani. 4. Puja Devi, W/O Sri Arjun Mandal, Resident Of Village- Godhanpur, Police Station- Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani. 5. Ashok Mandal, S/O Sri Raj Kumar Mandal, Resident Of Village- Godhanpur, Police Station- Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani. 6. Manoj Mandal, S/O Sri Raj Kumar Mandal, Resident Of Village- Godhanpur, Police Station- Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Indresh Mahto, S/O Late Kishun Lal Mahto, Village- Godhanpur, Police Station- Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani.; .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Yogendra Kumar, Adv. Mr. Manish Kumar-13, Adv. Mr. Ram Naresh Roy, Adv. For the State : Smt. Renuka Ratnakar, A.P.P. For the Opposite Party No. 2 : Mr. Arjun Kumar, Adv. Mr. Alok Kumar, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 3. 18.12.2012 Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and the State. The Petitioners seek quashing of the entire proceeding including the order dated 22.12.2011 passed in C.R. No. 1092 of 2010/T.R. No. 2847 of 2011 by which the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur, has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] . Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34485 of 2012 (3) dt.18-12-2012 2 / 2 2 The case of the Complainant is that on the date of occurrence, the accused persons had come to participate in a “Bhoj” being held in the village and they picked up a quarrel and, thereafter, started assaulting the persons. It has been submitted on behalf of the Petitioners that for the same cause of action, a First Information Report was instituted by the Petitioner No. 1 in which also cognizance has been taken under petty offence. In view of the nature of the dispute, to promote harmony among the parties, the application is allowed and the entire proceeding including the order dated 22.12.2011 passed in C.R. No. 1092 of 2010 by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur (Madhubani) as also the case instituted by the Petitioner No. 1 being Jhanjharpur P.S. Case No.145 of 2010 pending before the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jhanjharpur are, hereby quashed. The application stands allowed with the aforesaid direction. S.Ali (Anjana Prakash, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 504

Statute Text:
Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code. Insult intended to provoke breach of the peace. Whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provocation to any person, intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause him to break the public peace, or to commit any other offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.