Ramanand Singh And ANR. v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.28582 of 2013 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1703 Year- 2012 Thana -PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPATNA ======================================================

1. Ramanand Singh Son of Late Yamuna Prasad Singh

2. Shanti Singh Wife of Sri Ramanand Singh Both residents of Mini LIC Colony, Chitragupta Nagar, P.S. Patrakar Nagar, Kankarbagh, Patna .... .... Petitioners

Versus

1. State of Bihar

2. Madhu Parag Wife of Avinash Kumar, Daughter of Sri Kumar Naresh Singh Resident of Krishna Kunj, Kitab Bhawan Road, North S.K.Puri, P.S. Sri Krishna Puri, District- Patna .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Asha Devi (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 14-12-2016 Heard Sri Ravindra Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, Smt. Asha Devi, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor and Sri Digvijay Kumar Ojha, learned counsel, who has appeared on behalf of the complainant/Opp.Party no.2.

Two petitioners, who are father-in-law and motherin-law respectively of the complainant, have approached this Court invoking its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with a prayer to quash an order dated 03.04.2013 passed in Complaint Case No.1703 C/2012. By the said order, the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate has taken cognizance of offence under Section 498A of the Indian

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28582 of 2013 (3) dt.14-12-2016 2/2 Penal Code and Sections 3/ 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. At the very outset, Sri Digvijay Kumar Ojha, learned counsel for the complainant/Opp.Party no.2 submits that during pendency of this petition, the dispute in between the parties has already been settled and now the complainant is peacefully residing with her husband, who is none else but son of the petitioners.

In view of facts and circumstances, there is no reason to keep the matter pending. The petition stands disposed of with observation that if any petition for compromise is filed before the court below within six weeks from today or such petition is pending before the learned court below, the learned court below may pass appropriate order in accordance with law preferably within a period of six weeks thereafter.

(Rakesh Kumar, J) NKS/- U T