IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24238 of 2009 1. RAMA RAMAN PRASAD SINHA SON OF LATE NAGENDRA PRASAD SINGH, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA BAGDULHAN, P.O., P.S. HAJIPUR, DISTRICT VAISHALI 2. KRISHNA MOHAN SINGH, SON OF LATE RAM KRIPAL SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND POST BAKAWA, SUB DIVISION BARH, DISTRICT PATNA 3. SUBHASH CHANDRA PRASAD, SON OF LATE SHIV DAS PAHALWAN, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA BUDHAULI CHAWK, P.O. AND P.S. SHEIKHPURA, DISTRICT SHEIKHPURA 4. SUSHIL KUMAR DUTTA, SON OF LATE UMA SHANKAR DUTTA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND POST BALUA BAZAR, DISTRICT SUPAUL ….. PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. RAJENDRA KUMAR AGARWAL, SON OF LATE DURGA PRASAD AGARWAL, RESIDENT OF RAJ LUXAMI AND COMPANY, M.G. ROAD, KATIHAR, P.S. KATIHAR, DISTRICT KATIHAR …. OPPOSITE PARTIES. ----------- 2. 29.9.2010 The petitioners have sought quashing of the order dated 26.4.2006 passed by the C.J.M., Katihar in Complaint case No.496 of 2005, by which he has taken cognizance u/s.418 I.P.C. The petitioners were the officials of the Electricity department and the complainant was aggrieved by the fact that a bill had been presented to him as a consumer on the wrong reading. When the complainant has approached the District Consumer Protection Forum, Katihar, a fresh bill had ordered to be furnished to the complainant. Considering that for the same cause of action which was easily corrected at the consumer forum itself, the present complaint has been instituted the same is nothing but an abuse of the process of the court. 2 In view of such, the application is allowed and the order dated 26.4.2006 passed by the C.J.M., Katihar in Complaint case No.496 of 2005 is quashed. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, J. )