IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3445 of 2009 ABDUL QUASIM ANSARI SON OF ABDUL QAYUM ANSARI, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA SABJIBAGH LANE, DARZI TOLA, P.O. BANKIPORE, P.S. PIRBAHORE, DISTRICT PATNA …… PETITIONER. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR …… OPPOSITE PARTY. ----------- For the Petitioner : Dr. Vidya Nand Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kumar, A.P.P. ------- 2. 29.7.2010 The petitioner seeks quashing of the entire criminal prosecution in Pirbahore P.S.case No.87 of 1994 (Sessions Trial No.703 of 2000) pending before Assistant Sessions Judge 1st, Patna. On 15.3.1994 the local people of Sabjibagh mohalla blocked the road on account of non-availability of water and in course of it committed certain excesses, due to which a case u/ss.147, 148, 149, 307, 353, 427, 341, 337, 427 and 435 I.P.C. was instituted against 500 unknown persons. The petitioner was subsequently named as one of the miscreants during investigation and charge sheet was submitted against him. The Counsel for the petitioner has pleaded that he has been regularly attending the court since the last more than 16 years but unfortunately the trial is not proceeding on account of the fact that the records are missing. The petitioner filed various petitions before the court concerned for tracing out the file so that he would not be further harassed in the matter. - 2 - Considering the peculiar situation of the case as also that the end of the case does not appear to be in sight, in my view, to serve the interest of justice the prosecution should be quashed. In the result, this application is allowed and the entire criminal prosecution of the petitioner in Pirbahore P.S.case No.87 of 1994 (Sessions Trial No.703 of 2000) pending before Assistant Sessions Judge 1st, Patna is quashed. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, J. )