Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46139 of 2009 (2) dt.02-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.46139 of 2009 ====================================================== Naurangi Rai S/o Bachu Rai R/o Village- Persauna, P.S. and P.O.- Persauna, Dist.- Saran .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. S. K. Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Indu Bala Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2/ 02-04-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 11.07.2008/16.07.2008 passed by the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chapra, in Trial No.3220 of 2009, by which he has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] and other allied sections. Since this Court is not apprised of the latest position of the parties as also the stage of the case, I am not inclined to entertain the application. The application is dismissed. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 498

Statute Text:
Section 498 of the Indian Penal Code. Enticing or taking away or detaining with a criminal intent a married woman. Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other man, from that man, or from any person having the care of her on behalf of that man, with intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.