LAWS(JHAR)-2023-4-16

NIRAJ JAIN Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

Decided On April 10, 2023
NIRAJ JAIN Appellant
V/S
STATE OF JHARKHAND Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This petition has been filed for quashing of the order dtd. 8/10/2021 passed in Criminal Revision No.30 of 2021 whereby the learned Sessions Judge, Hazaribag has dismissed the revision application preferred by the petitioner.

(2.) On the written report of the petitioner the case has been lodged alleging therein that his shop is located at Gola Road, Boddom Bazar, Hazaribag in which he does business of cigrate. For the last few days the uncle of the informatnt namely Santosh Kumar Jain and his two sons namely Rajat Jain and Raunak Jaiin used to create problems in the smooth working of business, for which the informant petitioner has written application before the Sub Divisional Officer, Hazaribag on 22/3/2021, 28/3/2021 the accused persons were doing construction work for which the informant went and found the back wall of his 2nd shop broken, the goods present in the shop of the informant was stolen by the opposite parties. In the shop of the informant five cartoons of cigrate, Rs.60,000.00 kept in the cash counter three tables, six chairs, three almirah, documents relating to cases, documents relating to the shop and other articles were stolen by the opposite parties. The total price of stolen articles was Rs.3.5 lakhs. In the FIR the informant has mentioned that he has full believe that the articles kept in the shop of the informant was stolen by the accused persons who are the O.P.s in the present case.

(3.) Mr. Shikarwar, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the said case was investigated by the police and the charge sheet has been submitted on 23/5/2021 under Sec. 448 IPC . He submits that however the charge sheet has not been submitted under Sec. 461 and 379 of the IPC. He submits that the learned court has taken congnizance under Sec. 448 of the IPC and the said order was challenged before the learned revisional court saying that the order taking cognizance is bad in law as Sec. 461 and 379 of the IPC were not added in the order taking cognizance. He submits that the learned Sessions Judge has failed to appreciate the correct position of law and wrongly has held that the order dtd. 5/7/2021 is interlocutory in nature and as such the present revision petition is not maintainable. On this ground he submits that the Court may quash the order of the learned revisional court and direction may kindly be issued to add Sec. 461 and 379 of the IPC.