Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31314 of 2012 (2) dt.07-12-2012 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31314 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjeev Ranjan, S/O Sri Upendra Kumar Singh, resident of village- Khojpura, P.S.- Telhara, Dist.- Nalanda .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2/ 07-12-2012 Heard the parties. The Petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 26.04.2011 passed by Miss Akash Kashyap, Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Patna, by which she has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] in Case No.358-C-II of 2011 arising out of Parsa P.S. Case No.154 of 2010. It has been submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that just because no sufficient material was found during investigation it does not necessarily mean that the case was false. I am inclined to accept the submission. In view of such, entire proceeding including order dated 26.04.2011 passed by Miss Akash Kashyap, Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Patna, taking cognizance under [STATUTE] in Case No.358-C-II of 2011 arising out of Parsa P.S. Case No.154 of 2010 is hereby quashed. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31314 of 2012 (2) dt.07-12-2012 2 The application stands allowed. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 182

Statute Text:
Section 182 of the Indian Penal Code. Giving false information to a public servant in order to cause him to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of any person. Whoever gives to any public servant any information which he knows or believes to be false, intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause such public servant: to do or omit anything which such public servant ought not to do or omit if the true state of facts respecting which such information is given were known by him, or to use the lawful power of such public servant to the injury or annoyance of any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.