Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6064 of 2011 ====================================================== Kriti Kumar Pandey, son of Santosh Pandey, Resident Of Village-Bindusar Hamid, P.S.-Siwan Mufassil, District- Siwan .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Kumar Rakesh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Aslam Ansari, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 04-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This application has been filed for quashing the order dated 26.11.2010 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in G.R. No.519 of 2010, Tr. No.743 of 2010, arising out of Siwan Mufassil P.S. Case No. 55 of 2010 by which he has taken cognizance against the petitioner under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. From the First Information Report it appears that a mob of about 200 people variously armed with lathi, Farsa and stones surrounded the police jeep and went on rampage and caused a grievous injury and also damaged the vehicle. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6064 of 2011 (2) dt.04-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is a student of Journalism and he has been falsely roped in the present case. The issue which has been raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner can not be decided by this Court at this stage. Accordingly this application is dismissed. However, the petitioner will be at liberty to raise all the points before the trial court at the time of framing of charge. Vinay/- (Shivaji Pandey, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 332

Statute Text:
Section 332 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.