IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.12760 of 2010 ASHOK KUMAR SAH SON OF SRI SHIV SHANKAR SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SINGHARA, P.S. MAHUA, DIST. VAISHALI …. PETITIONER Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 13.12.2010 The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 25.1.2010 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in Mahua P.S. case No.130 of 1998, by which he has taken cognizance u/s. 7 of the E.C. Act. It has been submitted that the petitioner is not named in the first information report, wherein it is alleged that some dealers had illegally kept some kerosene oil for black marketing purposes. During investigation it transpired that the petitioner had supplied kerosene oil and, therefore, was sought to be made an accused in the present case. It has further been submitted that from the facts of the case itself it appears that no offence whatsoever against any accused is made out much less against the petitioner and the cognizance after eleven years is totally unwarranted. In view of such, the application is allowed and the entire proceeding against all the accused persons including the order dated 25.1.2010 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in Mahua P.S. case No.130 of 1998 is hereby quashed. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, J. )