IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2852 of 2009 1. ARJUN PRASAD KUSHWAHA SON OF LATE BHOLA PRASAD KUSHWAHA 2. MANPRASAD KUSHWAHA SON OF LATE BHOLA PRASAD KUSHWAHA 3. RAN PRASAD KUSHWAHA SON OF LATE BHOLA PRASAD KUSHWAHA 4. VIVEKA DEVI WIFE OF LATE BHOLA PRASAD KUSHWAHA 5. BHAGRATHI DEVI WIFE OF SHRI ARJUN PRASAD KUSHWAHA 6. SHOBHA DEVI WIFE OF SHRI MUN PRASAD KUSHWAHA, ALL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BAHADURPUR, P.S. DARPA, DISTRICT EAST CHAMPARAN ….. PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. LALMATI DEVI WIFE OF SRI BHIM PRASAD KUSHWAHA, C/O SHREE BRAHAMDEO PRASAD KUSHWAHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAKMATIYA (BADKA TOLA), P.S. PAL ANWA, DISTRICT EAST CHAMPARAN ….. OPPOSITE PARTIES. ----------- For the Petitioners : Mr. Madhurendra Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Pushpa Sinha 2, A.P.P. For O.P.No.2 : Mr. Rajan, Advocate --------- 3. 28.7.2010 The petitioners seek quashing of the order dated 25.8.2008 passed by the S.D.J.M., Raxaul at Motihari in Trial No.2701 of 2008 arising out of Complaint case No.118 of 2008 by which he has taken cognizance for offences u/ss. 498A, 406 I.P.C. and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. On 12.4.2010 notices were issued to opposite party no.2 and this order is being passed in his presence. The contention of the petitioners, who are the parents-in-law, brothers-in-law and their wives respectively, is that the marriage of the opposite party no.2 with Bhim Prasad Kushwaha had taken place more than 15 years ago evidently, but she was always tortured for ends of dowry and other - 2 - reasons. The submission of the petitioners is that from the facts of the complaint, no offence whatsoever is made out against the petitioners and it appears to be general and vague in nature. Considering the same, this application is allowed and the order dated 25.8.2008 passed by the S.D.J.M., Raxaul at Motihari in Trial No.2701 of 2008 arising out of Complaint case No.118 of 2008 is quashed in respect to the present petitioners. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, J. )