IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA SLA No.66 of 2008 CHINTA DEVI Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. UDIT RAI 3. MALTI DEVI 4. UDAI RAI 5. SANJAY RAI 6. DHANANJAY KR. RAI 7. ABHAY KR. RAI 8. SAROJ DEVI 9. SHAIL DEVI For the petitioner : Mr. Dinesh Kumar Singh, Sr. Advocate Mr. Arbind Kumar Tripathi, Advocate Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite parties : Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. R.B. Roy ‘Raman’ APP ----------- 5 03.02.2009 Heard. The complainant-petitioner takes exception to the judgment and order dated 12.6.2008 passed by learned S.D.J.M., Saran at Chapra in Tr. No. 2973/2008 whereby the Trial Court found evidence against the husband of the complainant and convicted him under section 498A of Indian Penal Code. So far the other accuseds (opposite party nos. 2 to 9) are concerned, the learned Trial Court did into find any cogent evidence and thereby acquitted them of the charge(s). The learned Trial Court has considered the evidence of the complainant- petitioner, his father (P.W. 2) and mother (P.W.4) . On consideration of the evidence, it has been found that specific allegations have been made against the husband of the present complainant. So far the other accuseds (in laws) are concerned, the Trial Court has found that the evidence is - 2 - vague and omnibus. Counsel for the respondents produced before this Court judgment and order dated 11.9.2008 passed in Cr. Appeal no. 78/2008 whereby the Appellate Court re-examined and reappraised the evidence on record and while dismissing the appeal preferred by Ajay Rai @ Sadhu Rai (husband of the complainant) found that the evidence on record does indicate complicity of the husband of the complainant. This Court on consideration of the submissions and after going through the judgment, which has been passed in the present case is satisfied that no patent illegality has been committed by the Court in acquitting opposite parties herein of the charges on the strength of the evidence led on behalf of the prosecution. This application fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J )