Patna High Court

Shanta Kumari @ Shanta SinhaversusState Of Bihar and Anr

Decided: 9 April 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA

Holding

The petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

Petitioner Shanta Kumari filed a petition under Criminal Miscellaneous No.68636 of 2018 seeking to quash an order dated 20 September 2018 passed by the Sessions Judge, Rohtas. The petitioner argued that the matter had become infructuous and should be disposed of. The State, represented by an Additional Public Prosecutor, raised no objection to the petitioner's prayer. The Court, after hearing counsel for both sides, accepted that the petition was no longer capable of being entertained. Consequently, the Court disposed of the petition as infructuous, without further adjudication on the merits.

Issues considered

Whether the petition for quashing the Sessions Judge's order can be dismissed as infructuous?

Subjects

quash petition
infructuous
criminal revision
session court order
disposal

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68636 of 2018
                  Arising Out of PS. Case No.-671 Year-2016 Thana- ROHTAS COMPLAINT CASE District-
                                                          Rohtas
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                  Shanta Kumari @ Shanta Sinha D/o of Jwala Prasad Sinha,wife of Chhotelal
                  Paswan Resident of Village and P.S. Nasriganj,Distt.-Rohtas
                                                                              ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                     Versus
            1.     The State of Bihar
            2.     Rita Devi Wife of Sanjay Kumar Singh Resident of Village and
                   P.S.Nasriganj, Distt.-Rohtas
                                                             ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Dhirendra Nath Jha, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Anuj Kumar Srivastava, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
                                        ORAL ORDER
2    09-04-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

                    learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                 2. This petition has been filed for quashing the order

                    dated 20.09.2018 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Rohtas at

                    Sasaram in Cr. Revision No. 49 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. In view of the submissions of learned counsel for

                    the parties, this case stands disposed of as it has become

                    infructuous.



                                               (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
utkarsh/-
U       T

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