Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11972 of 2012 (3) dt.18-12-2012 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.11972 of 2012 ====================================================== Shobha Singh, W/O Manoj Kumar Singh @ Manoj Singh, D/O Sidhnath Singh, resident of village- Bahadurpur, Police Station- Bahadurpur, District- Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Surendra Prasad Singh, S/O Late Pradeep Singh, Resident Of Village- Chittadh Nagar, New Area, Aurangabad .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 3/ 18-12-2012 The Petitioner, who is the wife of the Opposite Party No.2, seeks quashing of the entire proceeding including order dated 03.11.2011 passed in Complaint Case No.925 of 2009, by the Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Aurangabad, by which he has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] . It has been submitted that after the Petitioner filed a Complaint against her in-laws bearing Bahadurpur P.S. Case No.49 of 2009, the present Complaint was filed as a backlash by her father-in-law. No one appears on behalf of the Opposite Party No.2, who has appeared by filing duly executed vakalatnama, despite several adjournments. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11972 of 2012 (3) dt.18-12-2012 2 Considering the circumstances of the case, entire proceeding including order dated 03.11.2011 passed in Complaint Case No.925 of 2009, by the Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Auranagabad, taking cognizance under [STATUTE] is hereby quashed. The application stands allowed. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 379

Statute Text:
Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. Theft. Whoever commits theft shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.