Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23839 of 2011 (2) dt.07-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23839 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Abhijeet Sinha @ Raju S/O Late Shyam Sundar Lal Resident Of Mohalla Salanpur , B.C.C.L. Quarter, Ram Kanali Colliery , P.S. Katrashgarh , District - Dhanbad .(Jharkhand). 2. Sanjit Kumar @ Chunnu Lal S/O Late Shyam Sunder Lal Resident Of Mohalla Salanpur , B.C.C.L. Quarter, Ram Kanali Colliery , P.S. Katrashgarh , District - Dhanbad .(Jharkhand). 3. Sushma Devi @ Rani W/O Of Sanjit Kumar Resident Of Mohalla Salanpur , B.C.C.L. Quarter, Ram Kanali Colliery , P.S. Katrashgarh , District - Dhanbad .(Jharkhand). 4. Pratima Devi W/O Late Shyam Sunder Lal Resident Of Mohalla Salanpur , B.C.C.L. Quarter, Ram Kanali Colliery , P.S. Katrashgarh , District - Dhanbad .(Jharkhand). .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Pratima Sinha @ Riya W/O Abhijeet Sinha @ Raju And D/O Late Kamta Prasad Lal Resident Of Mohalla Salanpur , B.C.C.L. Quarter Ram Kanali Colliery , P.S. Katrasgarh, District (Jharkhand) At Present Residing At Her Naihar At Village Fatehpur , P.S. Tekari , District Gaya. .... .... Opposite Party/s Appeartance: For the petitioner : Mr. Sudhir Singh, Adv. For the O.P.No.2 : Mr. Arbind Kumar Singh, Adv. For the State :Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP. ===================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 07-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. In this case petitioners are challenging the order dated 28th April 2011 passed in Trial No. 886 of 2011 by which the court below has refused to discharge the petitioners. It appears that it is a matter arising from the matrimonial dispute and the court has taken cognizance [STATUTE] (2) dt.07-09-2012 IPC and 4 of D.P.Act. Counsel for the petitioners submits that the parties have settled the dispute outside the court and a similar application has been filed before the family court which has been placed before this Court for perusal. It will be futile to keep the present case pending in view of settlement arrived at between the husband and the wife. This fact is not controverted by the counsel for the O.P. In this view of the matter, the order dated 28th April 2011 is quashed and the petitioners are discharged from this case. This order has been passed in presence of counsel for the O.P. Jay/- (Shivaji Pandey, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 498A

Statute Text:
Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. Punishment for subjecting a married woman to Cruelty. Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.