IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37191 of 2007 1. JYOTISH NARAYAN SRIVASTAVA SON OF LATE THAKUR PRASAD 2. MANJU DEVI, W/O- JYOTISH NARAYAN SRIVASTAVA 3. PANKAJ KUMAR, SON OF JYOTISH NARAYAN SRIVASTAVA 4. REKHA DEVI,, W/O- PANKAJ KUMAR. 5. RANJAN KUMAR, SON OF SRI JYOTISH NARAYAN SRIVASTAVA 6. SONI, W/0- PANKAJ KUMAR ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF MOHALLA- GOLA, BANDH ROAD, P.S.- TOWN, DISTIRCT- MUZAFFARPUR. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 6 12.08.2010 Learned counsel for the petitioners states that during the pendency of this application, petitioner no. 1 died. He, therefore, submits that the present application has become infructuous so far as petitioner no. 1 (Jyotish Narayan Srivastava) is concerned. Petitioner nos. 2 to 6 are the in-laws of the O.P. no. 2. They seek quashment of the F.I.R.. F.I.R. (Muzaffarpur Town P.S. case no. 370 of 2006) was instituted under Section 498A and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The lodging of the aforesaid F.I.R. has been charged on the sole ground that the accused-husband of the informant (O.P. no. 2) entered into a compromise on 1.11.2006 which was relied upon by the learned court below while releasing the accused-husband on bail. It is further contended that the police have made extensive investigation into the allegation and if found the allegations to be true, charge-sheet has already been prepared and filed on 13.9.2007. Learned counsel for O.P. no. 2 submits that the said 2 compromise was entered into only with a view to get her husband released on bail. It is stated that pursuant to the said agreement, she was allowed to come back to the matrimonial home but subsequently again ousted therefrom. This Court on a consideration of the materials on record placed on record is satisfied that the prayer of the petitioners has no merit. There is no merit in the application. It is accordingly dismissed. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )