Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20350 of 2011 Chandra Shekhar Thakur, son of Ram Lochan Thakur, Resident of village Kuari, P.S. Sursand, District Sitamarhi. Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 3. 13.1.2012. Heard Shri Pushpendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri M.K. Khare, learned Additional Public Prosecutor. In the present case, petitioner has made a prayer for quashing of an order dated 6.6.2006 whereby the learned Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pupri at Sitamarhi has taken cognizance of the offences under [STATUTE] in Sursand P.S. Case No.7 of 2004 dated 28.1.2004/G.R. No.26 of 2004. In paragraph-9 of the petition, it has been stated that in this case, charges have already been framed on 1.3.2011. In view of the facts and circumstances, no order can be passed for quashing of order of cognizance. The petition stands dismissed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,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.