Raju Mahto v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14047 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-488 Year-2011 Thana- WEST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- West Champaran ====================================================== Raju Mahto S/o Shiv Nath Mahto resident of village - Baswaria, P.S. - Bettiah Town, District - West Champaran, Bettiah.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

Ram Jee Mahto S/o Shiv Nath Mahto 3.

Smt. Lal Muni Devi W/o Ram Jee Mahto Both residents of Baswaria, P.S. - Bettiah Town, District - West Champaran Bettiah. 4.

Lalan Jha, Halka Karmchari Revenew Karmchari, Ram Nagar Circle Office, District - West Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

For the Opposite Parties :

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-05-2019 Nobody appears on behalf of the petitioner.

The petitioner has challenged the order dated 16.03.2012 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in Complaint Case No. 488C/2011 whereby cognizance has been taken under Sections 419, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code as well as the order dated 06.03.2014 passed by the learned Adhoc Additional District & Sessions Judge-I, Bettiah, West Champaran in Revision Application No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14047 of 2015(2) dt.09-05-2019 2/2 133 of 2012 whereby order of cognizance has been affirmed and upheld.

This Court is not aware about the stage of the case. However going through the orders as also the materials on record, this Court does not find any anomaly with the orders impugned.

No interference is required at this stage.

If the trial has not begun, the petitioner would have the option of preferring a petition for discharge if not already filed. In that event necessary an order shall be passed by the appropriate court. If the trial has begun, this Court can only direct the trial court to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible. The petition is dismissed with the aforesaid observation.

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