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Ashok Kumar Singh v. the State of Jharkhand
Jharkhand HCCr.M.P./699/2018
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi, quashed an order dated 05.12.2017 by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bokaro, which directed coercive steps against the petitioner. The quashing was ordered because the lower court finding was insufficient, noting merely that the petitioner was absent from his house without justification regarding concealment or evasion.
What did the court decide?
The order dated 05.12.2017 by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bokaro, directing coercive steps, is quashed and set aside. The learned Magistrate is at liberty to proceed further.