Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7795 of 2010 ====================================================== Krishna Mohan Singh @ Pappu Singh S/O Shri Nand Kishore Singh @ Nandu Singh R/o Village- Balra Kishun, P.S. Maniyari, District- Muzaffarpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Ramesh Kumar Singh S/O Shri Harendra Singh 3. Veena Devi D/O Sri Harendra Singh Both residents of Village- Kishunpur Madhuban, P.S. Kurhani, District-Muzaffarpur .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER ---------------------- 5 26-06-2012 Heard Sri Suresh Chandra Giri, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor and Sri Bipin Kumar, learned counsel for the Opp.Party no.2, who is the informant of the present case. The petitioner, while invoking inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure , has prayed for quashing of an order dated 22.08.2008 passed by the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate ( West ) Muzaffarpur in Maniyari P.S. Case No.51 of 2006 . By the said order, the learned Magistrate has taken cognizance of offence under [STATUTE] and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. On 24.09.2010, while matter was taken up, submission Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7795 of 2010 (5) dt.26-06-2012 2 / 2 2 was advanced on behalf of the petitioner that compromise in between the parties has already taken place. Thereafter, this Court, while issuing notice, directed for staying the further proceeding in Maniyari P.S. Case No.51 of 2006 pending in the court of the S.D.J.M. ( West ), Muzaffarpur. Learned counsel for the informant/Opp.Party no.2 has appeared after notice. He disputes the compromise. He has even submitted that on the date of filing of the present petition, there was no compromise. Be that as it may, the case was investigated and after investigation, chargesheet was submitted. The learned Magistrate, thereafter, has passed order of cognizance. In the order of cognizance, I do not find any defect and, as such, there is no point for interfering with the order of cognizance. Moreover, the stand, which was earlier taken by the petitioner regarding compromise, has also been disputed by the informant. The petition stands dismissed. Let a copy of this order be sent to the court below forthwith. NKS/- (Rakesh Kumar, 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.