Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8394 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Parmanand Jha S/O Late Bauelal Jha Resident Of Village- Kalyanpur Dakshin Tola, Bishanpur, P.S.- Bibhutipur, District- Samastipur 2. Anil Kumar Jha @ Anil Jha S/O Parmanand Jha Resident Of Village- Kalyanpur Dakshin Tola, Bishanpur, P.S.- Bibhutipur, District- Samastipur 3. Sudhansu Shekhar Jha @ Phulan Jha S/O Parmanand Jha Resident Of Village- Kalyanpur Dakshin Tola, Bishanpur, P.S.- Bibhutipur, District- Samastipur 4. Jai Narayan Jha S/O Late Baldeo Jha Resident Of Village- Kalyanpur Dakshin Tola, Bishanpur, P.S.- Bibhutipur, District- Samastipur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Kamlesh Jha S/O Late Umakant Jha R/O Village- Kalyanpur South Tola, Bishunpur, P.S.- Vibhutipur, District- Samastipur .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amresh Kumar Jha, Adv. Mr. Pravin Kumar Singh, For the State : Mr. Gajendra Pd. Yadav, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2. 09-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners seek quashing of the order dated 2.12.2011 passed in Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 225 of 2011 by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Rosera, Samastipur, by which he has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] disagreeing with the Final Report in regard to the Petitioners. Since it is well within the power of Magistrate to do Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8394 of 2012 (2) dt.09-07-2012 2 / 2 2 so, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter. The application is dismissed. S.Ali (Anjana Prakash, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 387

Statute Text:
Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code. Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion. Whoever in order to the committing of extortion, puts or attempts to put any person in fear of death or of grievous hurt to that person or to any other, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.