Appeal challenging cognizance for offences including caste abuse of a washerwoman who refused to wash clothes. The court found the complaint incredible because an Army certificate showed one appellant was on duty elsewhere on the date of occurrence, and quashed the order taking cognizance.
Order dated 12.04.2019 taking cognizance quashed; appeal allowed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.484 of 2020
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-59 Year-2018 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE District- Begusarai
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====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Shubhesh Pandey, Adv. For the State : Mr.Sadanand Paswan, Sp. APP For the Respondent no.2 : Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
Heard the learned counsel for the appellant as well as the learned counsel for the informant.
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washing and asked the complainant to return those clothes after 2-3 days. When she refused to wash the clothes, they assaulted her with fists and slaps and abused her by calling her caste name.
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07-2018 at 8:00 A.M., whereas appellant No. 1’s school started at 10:00 A.M.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the complaint's recitals were incredible given that appellant No.2 was on Army duty at the workplace on the date of occurrence.
Whether the cognizance order dated 12.04.2019 against the appellants should be quashed.
4 provisions across 2 enactments
Supriya
Rajeev Kumar @ Rajeeb Kumar
The State of Bihar
Meena Devi
Nawneet Kumar Pandey
As recorded by the court registry
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