IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.43170 of 2007 AYODHYA SINGH @ RAM AYODHYA SINGH, son of Late Chandrika Singh, resident of village Pachhoti, Police Station Bodh Gaya, District- Gaya. … Petitioner. Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. Jagdish Ram son of Late Shambhu Ram, resident of village Urail Mostipur, Police Station Bodh Gaya, District- Gaya. … Opposite parties. ----------- 3. 19.03.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for opposite party no. 2 The long and short of this case assailing the impugned order taking cognizance for offence under Sections 417 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code can be reduced in one line that opposite party no. 2 wanted to create title on the basis of a receipt which after 9 years of its being issued was found to be forged. It is said that the petitioner was the person who had issued revenue receipt being Revenue Karmchari of the area. In the opinion of this Court, the delay of nine years coupled with the fact that the receipt by itself would not have created any title in favour of opposite party no. 2 would be good enough to quash the criminal prosecution. If the opposite party had got any grievance against malfunctioning of the petitioner, he had to only approach 2 the Anchaladhikari and the Deputy Collector Land Reforms for the remedial action. That being so, this court would find that the continuation of prosecution against the petitioner would be a gross abuse of the process of the court. Accordingly, this application is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)