Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8709 of 2012 ====================================================== Arvind Mandal, Arbind Mandal, S/O Jyotish Mandal, Resident Of Village- Butijhari, P.S.- Galgalia, District- Kishanganj .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. R.M. Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. R.B. Roy ‘Raman’, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2. 10-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 9.11.2011 by which the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj has taken cognizance Thakurganj (Galgalia) P.S. Case No. 106 of 2011 (G.R. No. 749 of 2011) punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 33 of the Forest Act. Since the petitioner seeks quashing on disputed questions of fact which cannot be appreciated at this stage, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter. The application is dismissed. S.Ali (Anjana Prakash, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 427

Statute Text:
Section 427 of the Indian Penal Code. Mischief, and thereby causing damage to the amount of 50 rupees or upwards. Whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.