Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31314 of 2012 (2) dt.07-12-2012 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31314 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjeev Ranjan, S/O Sri Upendra Kumar Singh, resident of village- Khojpura, P.S.- Telhara, Dist.- Nalanda .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2/ 07-12-2012 Heard the parties. The Petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 26.04.2011 passed by Miss Akash Kashyap, Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Patna, by which she has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] in Case No.358-C-II of 2011 arising out of Parsa P.S. Case No.154 of 2010. It has been submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that just because no sufficient material was found during investigation it does not necessarily mean that the case was false. I am inclined to accept the submission. In view of such, entire proceeding including order dated 26.04.2011 passed by Miss Akash Kashyap, Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Patna, taking cognizance under [STATUTE] in Case No.358-C-II of 2011 arising out of Parsa P.S. Case No.154 of 2010 is hereby quashed. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31314 of 2012 (2) dt.07-12-2012 2 The application stands allowed. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 211

Statute Text:
Section 211 of the Indian Penal Code. False charge of offence made with intent to injure. Whoever, with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes or causes to be instituted any criminal proceeding against that person, or falsely charges any person with having committed an offence, knowing that there is no just or lawful ground for such proceeding or charge against that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; and if such criminal proceeding be instituted on a false charge of an offence punishable with death imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for seven years or upwards, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.