IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.268 of 2011 Syed Abu Kaisar @ Pappu son of Saiyad Abu Nasar, R/O Mohalla:-Nai Bazar, P.O., Chapra. P.S. Bhagwan Bazar, Distt-Saran…. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar thru the Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Inspector General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Patna. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Saran at Chapra. 5. the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Saran at Chapra. 6. The Officer-in-Charge, Bhagwan Bazar, P.S. & P.O. Chapra, District- Saran 7. The Sub-Inspector(Investigating Officer), Bhagwan Bazar P.S., P.O. Chapra, Distt-Saran 8. Shiri Khatoon, D/O Saiyad Shamimul Haque, divorced wife of Saiyad Abu Kaiser @ Pappu, R/O, Dahiyawan Mahmood Chawk, At & P.O. & P.S.Chapra, Distt-Saran, Respondents. --------------- For petitioner:- Mr. Mahesh Narayan Parbat, Adv. For Respondent No.8:- Mr. Arun Kumar, Adv ------------ 4/ 24/11/2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the O.P.No.8 including learned Assistant Counsel to SC-2 are present and they have jointly submitted that the case amongst the parties have already compromised during the course of hearing of anticipatory bail petition before the Hon’ble Court by way of dissolution of marriage under the banner of Talaaq. The parties have finally settled over an amount of Rs. 15 Lacs out of which Rs. 7 Lacs was paid on 2.5.2011 before the bench while considering Cr. Misc. No. 40618/2009. Remaining 8 Lacs has been produced through a bank draft bearing No. 818744 dated 16.06.2011 issued by UCO Bank, Chapra, Bihar having Code No. 1634 in the name of informant Sheri Khatun bearing Account No. 04281530000854 standing at HDFC Bank, Kolkata. The aforesaid bank draft has been placed by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the same is permitted to be withdrawn by the complainant who has her physical presence in Court on being duly identified by the learned counsel for the Respondent No.8 namely, Arun 2 Kumar. In the aforesaid background, putting reliance upon the decision reported in (2003) 4 SCC 675, (2009) 3 PLJR 186 whereunder the Hon’ble Apex Court as well as this Court have accepted and permitted compounding of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the IPC along with other ancillary Sections to end marital discord having amongst the parties and quashed the FIR. I do feel that the present litigation should come to its logical end. On account thereof, the criminal prosecution by way of registration of Saran (Bhagwan Bazar P.S. Case No. 89/2009 registered under Sections 498A, 495, 323, 420/34 of the IPC, ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act is directed to be quashed so far as petitioner, Syed Abu Kaiser @ Pappu is concerned. Consequent thereupon, petition is allowed. perwez (Aditya Kumar Trivedi,J.)