IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 37 of 2006 (M/B) Harish Chandra Bhatt, S/o Late Shri Brijmohan Bhatt, Resident of Village & Post Agastmuni (Nakot), District Rudraprayag, At present residing at Government Veterinary Hospital, Narendranagar, District Tehri Garhwal …… Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal through Secretary (Home), Civil Secretariat, Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 2. Station House Officer, Police Station Doiwala, District Dehradun. 3. Smt. Vinita Bhatt, W/o Shri Harish Chandra Bhatt, Daughter of Sri Dayadhar Semwal, At present residing at Miyawala, Police Station, Doiwala, District Dehradun …… Respondents Sri Kishore Kumar, Advocate on behalf of Sri Ramji Srivastava, Advocate for the petitioner. Sri D.K.Sharma, Government Advocate for respondents 1 and 2. None for respondent no. 3. Coram: Hon’ble Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. RAJEEG GUPTA, C.J. (Oral) Sri Kishore Kumar , Advocate on behalf of Sri Ramji Srivastava , Advocate for the petitioner. Sri D.K.Sharma, Government Advocate for respondents 1 and 2. None for respondent no. 3. 2. Sri Sharma, learned Government Advocate for respondents 1 and 2 submits that the writ petition filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of the First Information Report (Annexure 2) and the case registered at crime no. 28/178 of 2005 at P.S. Doiwala, District Dehradun under section 323, 498-A, 504 and 506 I.P.C. and section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act now has become infructuous as the police after the investigation has filed charge-sheet against the petitioner. 3. The writ petition, therefore, is dismissed as infructuous. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C.J.) 02.05.2006 02.05.2006 A