IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.471 of 2010 1. SHYAM LAL SAH S/O LATE NATHUNI SAH R/O VILL.- BAWARIA, P.S.- PAHARPUR, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN 2. LAXMAN SAH S/O RANG LAL SAH R/O VILL.- BAWARIYA, P.S.- PAHARPUR, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN 3. RANG LAL SAH S/O LATE NATHUNI SAH R/O VILL.- BAWARIYA, P.S.- PAHARPUR, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN 4. ANWAT SAH S/O RANG LAL SAH R/O VILL.- BAWARIYA, P.S.- PAHARPUR, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN 5. YADAV LAL SAH S/O LATE NATHUNI SAH R/O VILL.- BAWARIYA, P.S.- PAHARPUR, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN 6. LAL BABU SAH S/O SHYAM LAL SAH R/O VILL.- BAWARIYA, P.S.- PAHARPUR, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN 7. NAZIR HUSSAIN S/O MAHMADIK MIYAN R/O VILL.- BAWARIYA, P.S.- PAHARPUR, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN 8. RAHMATULLAH ANSARI S/O RAHIM MIYAN R/O VILL.- BAWARIYA, P.S.- PAHARPUR, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN 9. HIRALAL SAH S/O LATE NATHUNI SAH R/O VILL.- BAWARIYA, P.S.- PAHARPUR, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. RAJESHWAR SHARMA S/O BHARAT SHARMA R/O VILL.- KRITPUR, P.S.- HARSIDHI, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN ----------- 03. 12.08.2010 The petitioners are aggrieved by the order dated 24.03.2007 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari in O/C No. 555 of 2005 by which he has taken cognizance under Section 188 I.P.C. beyond the period of limitation. The counsel for the petitioner submits that on 25.09.2004 notices were sent to the parties under Section 144 Cr.P.C. and thereafter on 23.11.2004 the proceeding under Section 144 Cr.P.C. was initiated. By order dated 19.08.2005 it was held that the 2 petitioner had violated the orders of Section 144 Cr.P.C. and therefore was liable for prosecution under Section 188 I.P.C. Thereafter on 04.03.2005 cognizance was taken under Section 188 I.P.C. Since Section 188 I.P.C. prescribes a sentence of only one month evidently the order of cognizance is beyond time. In view of such, this application is allowed and the order dated 24.03.2007 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari in O/C No. 555 of 2005 is hereby quashed. Vikash/- (Anjana Prakash, J.)