Patna High Court
SANJAY KUMAR THAKUR @ SANJAY THAKURversusState Of Bihar and Anr
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
Holding
The application is dismissed as infructuous because the petitioner has already been acquitted.
Summary
The petitioner, Sanjay Kumar Thakur, filed a criminal miscellaneous application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash a 2016 order of a Judicial Magistrate that had taken cognizance of a complaint under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner argued that he had already been acquitted by the Sessions Court on 27 August 2024, rendering the earlier order moot. The State, represented by an Additional Public Prosecutor, raised no objection to the petitioner's request. The High Court examined the report from the Principal District & Sessions Judge confirming the acquittal and the consequent lack of any pending proceedings. Accordingly, the Court held that the application had become infructuous and disposed of it without further hearing.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal miscellaneous application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. can be dismissed as infructuous after the petitioner’s acquittal in the underlying case
Legislation cited
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482
- Indian Penal Code — s. 498A
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure
- Section 482
- Section 498A
- Acquittal
- Infructuous proceedings
- High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57494 of 2018
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1860 Year-2015 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE
District- Vaishali
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Sanjay Kumar Thakur @ Sanjay Thakur Son of Sri Nawal Prasad Thakur,
Resident of 218/7, Rishra Rail Park, P.S.- Rishra, District- Hoogli, State West
Bengal.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. State of Bihar.
2. Rubi Kumari @ Jyoti Thakur, Daughter of Ram Naresh Thakur, former wife
of Sanjay Kumar Thakur @ Sanjay Thakur, Resident of Ashok Nagar, Road
No.8, P.O.- Lohianagar, P.S.- Kankarbagh, District- Patna. Permanent
resident of Village- Ramaili, P.S.- Patepur, District- Vaishali, Bihar.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kunwar Narayan Jamuar, Advocate.
For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Anita Kumari Singh, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
ORAL ORDER
2 31-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The present Cr. Misc. Application has been filed
under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing the order dated
23.01.2016 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate, Hajipur,
Vaishali in Sessions Trial No.983 of 2015 arising out of
Complaint Case No.1860 of 2015 by which cognizance was
taken against the petitioner under Section 498(A) of the I.P.C.
3. As per the report submitted by the learned Principal
District & Sessions Judge, Bhojpur at Ara vide letter No.784
dated 09/10.10.2025, the Sessions Trial No.983 of 2015 arising
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out of Complaint Case No.1860 of 2015 has already been
disposed of as the petitioner has already been acquitted vide
judgment dated 27.08.2024.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner has already been acquitted and this case has become
infructuous, accordingly, prays that the present case may be
disposed of.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has no objection to this
prayer of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions of learned counsels
for the parties and the report submitted by the concerned Court,
the present Cr. Misc. Application stands disposed of having
become infructuous.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
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