Patna High Court
Shatrughan Kumar MehtaversusState Of Bihar and Anr
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
Holding
The application under Section 482 is dismissed as infructuous.
Summary
Shatrughan Kumar Mehta filed a criminal miscellaneous application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to quash Complaint Case No.743 of 2018, which alleged offences under Sections 379, 498A, 323, 504 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The trial court had already discharged the petitioner on 6 April 2024 and the parties had reached a compromise. The petitioner argued that the case had become infructuous and should be disposed of. The State of Bihar raised no objection to the prayer. The Patna High Court, after considering the submissions and the trial court report, held that the application was indeed infructuous and disposed of it.
Issues considered
- Whether the criminal complaint can be quashed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. after the petitioner has been discharged and the matter compromised
- Whether the application is infructuous and should be dismissed
Legislation cited
- Criminal Procedure Code — s. 482
- Dowry Prohibition Act — s. 3, 4
- Indian Penal Code — s. 323, 379, 498A, 504
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure
- Section 482
- Quash of complaint
- Compromise
- Discharge
- Infructuous
- Dowry Prohibition Act
- IPC offences
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64887 of 2018
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-743 Year-2018 Thana- AURANGABAD COMPLAINT CASE
District- Aurangabad
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Shatrughan Kumar Mehta Son of Shankar Mehta, resident of Village Bela
Badhan Bigha, P.S. Tandwa, District- Aurangabad.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Asha Devi, Wife of Shatrughan Kumar Mehta, and daughter of Ram Rajya
Mehta, resident of Village Tongra, P.S.- Shuksenabad, P.O.- Kamdarpur,
District- Palamu Jharkhand.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Asharaf Ansari, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
ORAL ORDER
3 29-06-2026 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 Complaint Case
No.743 of 2018 under Sections 379, 498A, 323 and 504 of I.P.C.
and Section 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
3. As per the report submitted by the learned Trial
Court, the petitioner has already been discharged vide order
dated 06.04.2024 and the matter has already been compromised
between the parties.
4. In view thereof, learned counsel for the petitioner
submits that this case may be disposed of as it has become
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infructuous.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has no objection to this
prayer of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions of learned counsel 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)
Utkarsh.K/-
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