INDIRA DEVI Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel appearing for the petitioners learned counsel appearing for the State and learned counsel appearing for the Opposite -Party No. 2.

(2.) THIS application filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is directed against the order dated 5.5.2005 passed by Sessions Judge, Chatra whereby order passed by the Court below refusing to take cognizance against the petitioners was set aside and consequently the matter was remanded to the Court below for further enquiry and also for quashing the order dated 4.1.2006 whereby cognizance of the offence under Sections 465 and 120 - B of the Indian Penal Code has been taken against the petitioners.

(3.) LEARNED counsel appearing for the petitioners by referring Section 398 of the Code of Criminal Procedure submits that it was mandatory on the part of the revisional Court to hear the petitioners against whom the Court below had not taken any cognizance of the offence and, therefore, order passed by the revisional Court as well as order taking cognizance of the offence against the petitioners are bad. Learned counsel in this respect refers a decision passed by this Court in a case of Ramsewak Choudhary V/s. State of Jharkhand and another, in Cr. M.P. No. 369 of 2003 and also a reported decision rendered in a case of Sayeed Bhagat and others V/s. State of Bihar and another reported in 1999 BCCR 661.