Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.135 of 2011 ====================================================== 1.Briksha Sahani son of late Budhan Sahani 2.Ram Iqbal Sahani son of Briksha Sahani 3.Vinod Kumar Sahani @ Vinod Sahani @ Ram Vinod Sahani son of Ram Iqbail Sahani 4.Surendra Sahani son of Lagan Sahani 5.Prabha Devi wife of Ram Iqbal Sahani All residents of village-Bahuara Bhan, P.S.-Madhuban, District- East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1.The State of Bihar 2.The D.I.G. Champaran Range at Bettiah 3.The Superintendent of Police, Motihari, District-East Champaran 4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pakridayal, District-East Champaran 5.The Station House Officer (S.H.O.) of Madhudban P.S., District-East Champaran 6.The Superintendent of Police, Hajipur, District-Vaishali 7.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hajipur, District-Vaishali 8.The Station House of Officer (S.H.O.) of Hajipur, S.C. & S.T. Police Station Hajipur, District-Vaishali 9.Samundari Devi wife of Shambhu Ram, resident of village-Bahuara Bhan, P.S.-Madhuban, District-East Champaran.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 7 26-11-2012 In the present writ petition, a prayer has been made to quash the F.I.R. of Hajipur S.C. and S.T. P.S. Case No.414 of 2010 dated 31.7.2010 as contained in annexure-1 to the writ petition. The said F.I.R. has been registered under [STATUTE] and section 3(i)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)Act, 1989 against the petitioners. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the State in which it has categorically been stated in paragraph-8 that Patna High Court CR. WJC No.135 of 2011 (7) dt.26-11-2012 2 the police, on conclusion of investigation, has already submitted charge-sheet in the case on 18th July, 2011 showing the petitioner nos.1 to 3 and 5 as absconders. In that view of the matter, I am not inclined to entertain the present writ petition. It is dismissed, accordingly. Md.S./- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 341

Statute Text:
Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully restraining any person. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.