IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.785 of 2010 1. NIRAJ KUMAR SINGH @ NIRAJ KUMAR S/O LATE DIWAKAR PRASAD SINGH 2. DHIRAJ SINGH, S/O LATE DIWAKAR PRASAD SINGH 3. MEENA DEVI WIDOW OF LATE DIWAKAR PRASAD SINGH 4. TWINKLE DEVI W/O SHREE SURAJ SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 12.08.2010 The petitioners seek quashing of the criminal proceedings of Laheriasarai P.S. Case No. 45 of 2006 instituted for offences under Sections 498 A, 341, 323 and 379 of I.P.C. and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, arising out of Complaint Case C.R. No. 159 of 2006 pending in the court learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga. The case of the complainant is that she was married to the petitioner no. 1 but due to demands of dowry and non fulfillment of the same, she was tortured. It has been submitted that subsequent to the institution of the present case the matter was compromised between the parties and such a petition was filed before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga on 22.8.2009 for withdrawal of the case in the light of the compromise. However, no order has been passed by the court concerned presumably for the reason that the charge sheet has not yet been submitted in the case. - 2 - Considering that the complainant/informant herself has sworn affidavit with regard to the contents of the present petition, I am inclined to allow this application. In view of such, the entire proceedings of Laheriasarai P.S. Case No. 45 of 2006 instituted for offences under Sections 498 A, 341, 323 and 379 of I.P.C. and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, arising out of Complaint Case C.R. No. 159 of 2006 pending in the court learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga shall stand quashed. Fahad. ( Anjana Prakash, J. )