Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14639 of 2011 (2) dt.09-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14639 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. R.K.L.Das son of late Surya Naryan Lal Das, r/o village-Naya Bazar ward No. 3, PS & Distt-Saharsa. 2. C.M.Thakur son of late Raghunandan Thakur, resident of Khagaria, PS & Distt.-Khagaria. 3. Mole Kemti son of Jhulan Kemti, r/o Bashudeva, PS-Dhala, Distt.- Madhepura 4. Ashok Thakur son of late Ramji Thakur, resident of Panchmukhi Chowk, ward No.-14, PS + Distt.-Madhepura. 5. Vidyanand Pathak son of Ambika Nand Pathak, r/o village-Chainapur, PS + Distt.-Supaul. 6. Anil Kumar Das son of Late Pitambar Lal Das, resident of Jai Nagar, PO + PS-Jainagar, Distt.-Madhubani. 7. Ranjan Kumar Gupta @ Ranjan Kumar son of Sri Ashutosh Kumar Gupta resident of Sukhpur, PS + District-Supaul. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pramod Mishra and Mr. V.K.Mukul, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nand Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 09-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. In this case, the petitioner is challenging an F.I.R. of Sadar (Saharsa) P.S. Case No. 67 of 2007 for offences under [STATUTE] . As the petitioner is challenging the F.I.R. after elapse of five years which itself is a ground for rejection the petition. This petition is dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. However, the petitioners will have a liberty to raise all the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14639 of 2011 (2) dt.09-08-2012 points before the court below at the time of framing of the charge. If the parties want to settle the dispute outside the Court, the court below will take the lenient view in the matter. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 406

Statute Text:
Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal breach of trust. Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.