Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25489 of 2008 ====================================================== 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh (Sasur) son of late Chandradev Singh. 2. Smt. Aruna Singh (Sas) wife of Rajendra Prasad Singh. 3. Harash Kumar Singh (Bhaisur) son of Rajendra Prasad Singh. 4. Smt. Soni Singh (Gotini) wife of Harash Kumar Singh. 5. Gautam Kumar Singh son of Sri Rajendra Prasad Singh. All are residents of Arunoday, Chandralok Mahal Compund, Jagat Narayan Road, Kadamkuan, District & Town-Patna. .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Chetna Singh daughter of Mahendra Narain Singh, resident of Village-Chakmala, P.S.-Janki Nagar, District-Purnia, presently residing at Mohalla-Majhli Chauk, Madhubani, P.S.-Khajanchi Hat, District-Purnia. 3. Sujeet Kumar Singh, son of Manvendra Narain Kumar, resident of Mohalla-Manjhlichouk, Madhubani, P.S.-Khajanchi Hat, District-Purnia. .... .... Opposite Parties ============================================= CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3 10-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. This application, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, is to quash the First Information Report of Khajanchi Hat P.S. Case No. 65 of 2008, registered under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioners in course of argument submits that in this case the cognizance order has already been passed, which is challenged before this Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25489 of 2008 (3) dt.10-04-2012 2/2 Court in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 39468 of 2009. As such this application has become infructuous. In view of the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners, this application is dismissed as having become infructuous. Safik/- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, 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.