Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42588 of 2010 ====================================================== 1. Nawal Kishore Singh 2. Om Prakash Singh @ Munshi Singh, Both sons of Sri Yogendra Prasad Singh @ Malik Singh 3. Bambam Singh 4. Saket Singh, Both sons of Late Ram Nandan Singh 5. Shankar Singh, son of Sri Yogendra Singh @ Wakil Singh 6. Kari Singh, son of Sri Vidyanand Singh 7. Bantu Singh, son of Late Dinesh Singh All residents of Village- Katarmala P.S. Neema Chandpura in the district of Begusarai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Sri Ram Chandra Singh, son of Late Lakhan Singh, resident of Village- Katarmala P.S. Neema Chandpura in the district of Begusarai .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER --------------------- 4 03-10-2012 Heard Sri Akhileshwar Prasad Singh, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Sri Jharkhandi Upadhaya. Seven petitioners have approached this Court, while invoking its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with a prayer to quash an order dated 15th June, 2010 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Begusarai in Neema Chandpura P.S. Case No.53 of 2008, G.R. No.1319 of 2008 registered for the offences under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. By the said order, the learned Magistrate has Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42588 of 2010 (4) dt.03-10-2012 2 / 2 2 rejected the petition filed under Section 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for discharge of the petitioners. In this case, earlier case diary was summoned, which is on record. After hearing the parties and considering the materials available on record, the Court is satisfied that the learned Magistrate, while rejecting the discharge petition, has committed no error warranting interference by this Court. The petition stands dismissed. NKS/- (Rakesh Kumar, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 427

Statute Text:
Section 427 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.