IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13002 of 2004 SHANKAR PASWAN, son of late Ram Kishun Paswan, resident of Mohalla – Chakka, P.S. – Naw Kothi, district – Begusarai. ---------- Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Laxmi Devi, wife of Shankar Paswan, resident of village – Chakka, P.S. Naw Kothi, District – Begusarai. --------------- Opposite Parties. For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Manu, Adv. Mr. Ram Naresh singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. Damodar Pd. Tiwary, APP ------- 03. 27.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This is an application under section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code for quashing of the order dated 11.12.2003 passed by Sri S.N. Srivastava, Judicial Magistrate, 1st class, Begusarai, passed in Complaint Case No. 1086(C) of 2003 for offences under section 494 of the Indian Penal Code. During the course of argument, it is submitted that parties have already settled their dispute and accordingly petition for compromise has been filed which is pending disposal since the court is vacant due to transfer of Presiding Officer, if it is so, due steps may be taken for transfer of the case before running court and the proceeding before the court below may be disposed of in accordance with law at the earliest. Accordingly, this application stands dismissed. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the court below through Fax at the cost of petitioners. Rajeev/ (Akhilesh Chandra, J.)