Criminal Miscellaneous No.15599 OF 1998 In the matter of an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure --------------- 1. DALJEET SINGH S/O Sardar Dharam Singh 2. Sardar Dharam Singh, S/O Late Narayan Singh 3. Prakash Kaur W/O Sardar Dharam Singh 4. Babli @ Prajeet Kaur D/O Sardar Dharam Singh 5. Guru Charan Kaur D/O Sardar Dharam Singh 6. Surjeet Kaur D/O Sardar Dharam Singh 7. Dalbir Singh@ Penku S/O Sardar Dharam Singh, All of Barhalganj Raj Photo Studeo , in front of Thana and beneath the bridge, P.S. Barhalganj, District-Gorakhpur( U.P.) -------------------- Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Paramjeet Kaur W/O Daljeet Singh, presently residing at Q.No.T/1A, New Colony, P.S. & District –Katihar ------------------- Opp.Parties. ----------- For the petitioners : None For Opp.Party No. : Mr. For the State : Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, A.P.P. ----------- P R E S E N T THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR Rakesh Kumar, J. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of Opp.Party no.2 submits that in the case a compromise has already taken place in between the parties and accordingly, the complainant does not want to further pursue with the case. He further submits that complaint case was filed by Opp.Party no.2 mainly on allegation of torture for dowry and accordingly the court had taken cognizance of the offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. He submits that the husband and wife are now living peacefully and Opp.Party no.2 does not want to pursue the complaint 2 case. In view of submission made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of Opp.Party no.2 , no purpose would be served by allowing the proceeding in Complaint Case No.1449 of 1997 to further proceed and with a view to prevent the abuse of the process of the court, it is desirable to quash the order of cognizance 20.10.1997 as well as all subsequent proceeding in Complaint Case No.1449 of 1997. Accordingly, the petition stands allowed. Patna High Court,Patna Dated : the 26th April,2010 Nawal Kishore Singh/N.A.F.R. ( Rakesh Kumar, J )