Patna High Court

Anirudh GuptaversusThe State Of Bihar

Decided: 23 March 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA

Holding

The application under Section 482 is dismissed as the case has become infructuous.

Summary

The petitioner, Anirudh Gupta, filed a criminal miscellaneous application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 20 February 2018 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, 16th, Gopalganj, in connection with Complaint Case No. 1756 of 2017. The petitioner argued that the underlying case had become infructuous, rendering the order unnecessary. The State of Bihar, represented by an Additional Public Prosecutor, raised no objection to the petitioner's request. The Hon’ble Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra considered the submissions and found that the case was indeed infructuous. Consequently, the court disposed of the criminal miscellaneous application, effectively dismissing the petition to quash the earlier order.

Issues considered

Whether the order dated 20.02.2018 can be quashed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code
Whether the underlying case has become infructuous, justifying dismissal of the application

Legislation cited

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482

Subjects

Section 482
quash order
infructuous
criminal procedure
petition dismissed

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60574 of 2018
                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1756 Year-2017 Thana- GOPALGANJ COMPLAINT CASE
                                                   District- Gopalganj
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                 Anirudh Gupta S/o Shri Lalji Gupta, R/o Bhagawa, P.S.- Semariya, Distt.-
                 Gopalganj.

                                                                                ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                   Versus
                 The State of Bihar.

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr. Prabhakar Singh, Advocate.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :    Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, A.P.P.
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   23-03-2026                  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

                   20.02.2018 passed by learned A.C.J.M. 16th, Gopalganj in

                   connection with Complaint Case No.1756 of 2017 (Trial

                   No.2017 of 2018).

                                3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this

                   case may be disposed of as it has become infructuous.

                                4. Learned A.P.P. for the State has no objection to this

                   prayer of the petitioner.

                                5. Considering the submissions of learned counsels

                   for the parties, the present Cr. Misc. Application stands disposed
              Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60574 of 2018(2) dt.23-03-2026
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                        of as it has become infructuous.



                                                (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
Ritik/-

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