Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12945 of 2010 (5) dt.31-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12945 of 2010 ====================================================== 1. Rakesh Kumar Pankaj son of Ramanand Rai. 2. Sudha Devi @ Sirdhu Devi wife of Rakesh Kumar Pankaj. 3. Ramanand Rai son of late Ram Ishwar Rai. 4. Meena Devi wife of Ramanand Rai. 5. Roopanjali Kumari daughter of Ramanand Rai. All residents of Village Bahadurpur Patory, P.S.-Patory, District- Samastipur. .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Seet @ Rekha Devi daughter of Jaganath Rai, resident of Village- Ram Chandrapur Dashhera, P.S.-Patori, District-Samastipur, at present residing D.M.Q. 452, Upper Floor, Mahavir Asthan, South Balanda, Talchar, District-Angool (Orrisa). .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Mr. Suraj Nr. Pd. Sinha, Sr. Adv. Mr. Krishna Nandan Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party no. 2 : Mr. A.K. Thakur, Adv. Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Adv. For the State : Mr. Dilip Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 5 31-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is to quash the order dated 31.07.2009 passed in T.R. No. 1095 of 2009 arising out of C.R. No. 376 of 2005 by the court of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur, whereby the learned Magistrate framed the charge under [STATUTE] against the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12945 of 2010 (5) dt.31-10-2012 accused-petitioners. On perusal of the impugned order, I find no any illegality amounting to abuse of the process of the Court. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. However, the petitioners would be at liberty to raise all defence as raised herein at appropriate stage in trial court. Safik/- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 494

Statute Text:
Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code. Marrying again during the life-time of a husband or wife. Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.