Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13817 of 2009 (07) dt.30-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13817 of 2009 ====================================================== 1. Md. Hasim Master 2. Md. Anwar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sushil Kumar Mr. Rajnish Kumar Choubey- Advs. For the State : Mr. D. Mehta-A.P.P. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shambhu S. N. Singh-Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANDHATA SINGH ORAL ORDER 07 30-08-2012 This is an application for quashing the order dated 22.6.2007 passed by learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in Complaint Case No.1750 of 2006 by which learned Magistrate has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] . Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Petitioners are maternal uncle of the complainant’s husband and his son, marriage is of the year 1996. Three children are from their wedding, torture is said for demand of dowry with further allegation that husband was intending to marry with another lady and petitioners were abetting for committing the crime, apparently appears unbelievable. Accordingly, this quashing application is allowed and impugned order dated 22.6.2007 passed in Complaint Case No.1750 of 2006 along with the whole prosecution against the petitioners is hereby quashed. Vikash/- (Mandhata Singh, J) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13817 of 2009 (07) dt.30-08-2012

Applicable IPC Section: 384

Statute Text:
Section 384 of the Indian Penal Code. Extortion. Whoever commits extortion shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.