Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2701 of 2012 (2) dt.22-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 2701 of 2012 =================================================== 1. Lalan Prasad Son Of Late Saja Ram Village - Dani Bigha, Police Station Aurangabad, District – Aurangabad. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Awadesh Kumar Singh, Son of Not Known District Education Officer, Aurangabad (Bihar). .... .... Opposite Party/s =================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 02. 22.06.2012 The Petitioner seeks quashing of Obra P.S. Case No. 14/2011 instituted under [STATUTE] . Since the case is still at the stage of investigation, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter. The application is disposed off with a direction to the S.P. Aurangabad to ensure that the Investigating Officer conclude the investigation within a period of four months of the receipt of the order. Let this order be communicated to the SP, Aurangabad through FAX at the cost of the Petitioner. Vikash/- (Anjana Prakash, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 409

Statute Text:
Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent, etc. Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property in his capacity of a public servant or in the way of his business as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.