Patna High Court
Punam Kumari @ Punam and OrsversusState Of Bihar and Anr
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
Holding
The Court held that the criminal proceeding had become infructuous and therefore the petition under Section 482 CrPC was disposed of, quashing the earlier order.
Summary
The petitioners, a group of residents of Begusarai, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash an order dated 04 July 2017 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai, which had taken cognizance of offences under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code. They contended that the criminal proceeding had become infructuous and therefore should be disposed of. The State of Bihar, represented by an Additional Public Prosecutor, raised no objection to the petitioners' prayer. The High Court, after hearing counsel for both sides, agreed that the proceeding was indeed infructuous. Consequently, the Court disposed of the petition, effectively quashing the earlier order. The decision underscores the Court's discretion under Section 482 CrPC to dismiss proceedings that have become moot.
Issues considered
- Whether a petition under Section 482 CrPC can be entertained to quash a criminal order when the proceeding is alleged to be infructuous.
- Whether the criminal proceeding in the present case had become infructuous warranting its disposal.
Legislation cited
- Criminal Procedure Code — s. 482
- Indian Penal Code — s. 406, 420
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure
- Section 482 CrPC
- Infructuous proceeding
- Quash petition
- IPC 406
- IPC 420
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63689 of 2018
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2016 Thana- BEGUSARAI COMPLAINT CASE
District- Begusarai
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1. Punam Kumari @ Punam W/o Sanjeev Kumar Singh,
2. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, S/o Late Hare Kishun Singh,
3. Subodh Kumar, S/o Late Hare Kishun Singh,
4. Sudhir Kumar @ Sudhir Kumar @ Pravin Kumar, S/o Late Hare Kishun
Singh All resident of Mohalla- Sarvodaya Nagar, Ward No. 40, PO-
Mirjapur Vandvar, PS- Town, District- Begusarai.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. State Of Bihar
2. Mosmat Mahant Rinku Das, W/o Late Mahant Ganesh Das, R/o Mohalla-
Sarvodaya Nagar, Ward No. 40, PO- Mirjapur Vandvar, PS- Town, Circle,
Sub- Division and District- Begusarai.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Narayan, Advocate
Mr. Gaurav Kumar Sinha, Advocate
Mr. Abhishek Ranjan, Advocate
Mr. Daya Shankar Prasad Sinha
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Abhay Kumar Roy, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
ORAL ORDER
3 04-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The present petition has been filed under Section
482 Cr.P.C. for quashing the order dated 04.07.2017 passed by
the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in (Begusarai)
Complaint Case No. 34-C/2016 by which cognizance was taken
against the petitioners under Sections 406 and 420 of the I.P.C.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this
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case has become infructuous, accordingly, the same may be
disposed of.
4. Learned A.P.P. for the State has no objection to this
prayer of the petitioners.
5. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel
for the parties, the present case is disposed of having become
infructuous.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
rakhi/-
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