IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.16616 of 2009 JOHA KHATOON W/O GYASUDDIN ANSARI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KUNWA, P.O. + P.S. CHAKIA, DISTRICT EAST CHAMPARAN ….. PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. GULSHAN KHATOON, W/O FAIMUL HAQUE ANSARI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAMDIHA, P.O. + P.S. CHAKIA, DISTRICT EAST CHAMPARAN …… OPP. PARTIES ----------- 6. 20.6.2011 The petitioner, who is married sister-in-law of the opposite party no.2, seeks quashing of the order dated 17.1.2009 passed by the Sessions Judge, Motihari, East Champaran in Criminal Revision No.501 of 2008, by which it has dismissed the revisional application of the petitioner which was preferred against the order dated 22.10.2008 passed by the S.D.J.M., Sadar, Motihari in Enquiry Case No.391 of 2008/C1370 of 2008, by which cognizance has been taken u/ss.498A and 379 I.P.C. and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The case of the complainant is that she was married to the brother of the petitioner on 20.5.2005 but she was tortured by her in-laws for ends of dowry. It has been contended on behalf of the petitioner that she was married much before the complainant and was in fact residing in her in-laws house since last 10 years with her four children and had no concern with day- today affairs of the complainant. The further submission is that there is just general allegation against all the in- - 2 - laws without alleging any specific overt-act against the petitioner. The learned Counsel for the opposite party no.2 is not in a position to refute this submission. In view of such, this application is allowed and the entire proceeding including the order dated 17.1.2009 passed by the Sessions Judge, Motihari, East Champaran in Criminal Revision No.501 of 2008 and order dated 22.10.2008 passed by the S.D.J.M., Sadar, Motihari in Enquiry Case No.391 of 2008/C1370 of 2008 are quashed so far as it relates to the petitioner. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, J. )