JUDGEMENT
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(1.) HEARD learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State.
(2.) LEARNED counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that though the entire criminal proceeding of Koderma P.S case no.449 of 2002 including the order taking cognizance has been challenged
but basically the orders under which warrant of arrest bailable, non -bailable, and the process under
Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure have been issued, are under challenge. It was
further submitted that a case was registered as Koderma P.S case no.449 of 2002 under Section
395/364(A) of the Indian Penal Code against unknown. Subsequently, in course of investigation, one Sadanand Mehta was apprehended, who confessed his guilt and also disclosed about the
complicity of this petitioner and other accused persons in the alleged offence. However, the charge
sheet was submitted against him but not against this petitioner. Subsequently, a supplementary
charge sheet was submitted against this petitioner, upon which cognizance of the offence was
taken on 17.12.2008. Thereupon summon was ordered to be issued on 26.4.2011 and then
without there being any service of summons, warrant of arrest bailable was ordered to be issued
on 26.4.2011 and then non -bailable was ordered to be issued on 3.5.2012. Further without
having any report relating to execution of warrant of arrest, process under Section 82 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure was ordered to be issued on 13.8.2012 and therefore, the aforesaid orders
be quashed as the same have never been passed in accordance with law and at the same time,
the order taking cognizance be quashed as no legal evidence is there against the petitioner
showing his involvement in the alleged offence.
So far the order taking cognizance is concerned, it never warrants to be quashed at this stage as the allegation made in the FIR does disclose offence under Section 395/364(A) of the Indian
Penal Code.
(3.) HOWEVER , sufficiency or insufficiency of the matter be raised on behalf of the petitioner at the time of discharge.;
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