Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34938 of 2009 ====================================================== Piyush Kumar Singh, son of Sri Tanuklal Singh, resident of village Dan Nagar, P.S. and District Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Binod Kumar, Advocate. Mr. Sanjeev Saran, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Ehteshamuddin, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2. 05-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 14.10.1998 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, in connection with Gardanibagh (Shastrinagar) P.S. Case No. 454 of 1998 by which it has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] , I am not inclined to interfere in the matter since the case is of the year 1998. The Magistrate is directed to expedite the hearing of the case if it has not concluded as yet. The application is dismissed. S.Ali (Anjana Prakash, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 354

Statute Text:
Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty. Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will there by outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine.