IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35210 of 2008 1. Shakuntala Devi, Wife of Karmchand Gandhi @ Gandhi Prasad. 2. Karanchand Gandhi @ Gandhi Prasad, Son of late Shivchand Sah Both are resident of village Harbanshpur, P.O. Kaura, PS Masaurhi, District Patna ---- Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar …..Opposite Party. ----------- 2 12.7.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in- law of the victim girl. An application was filed discharging them for the offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The Sessions Judge has noted that at the stage of pre- charge evidence, all the witnesses including the complainant have supported the factum of demand by the in-laws, and as such has concluded that a prima facie case is made out against the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners on the other hand submits that the complaint has been filed as an after thought because the husband of the complainant had already filed a suit for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, and as such it is submitted that the complaint case is vicious act of the wife. Be that as it may, these aspects of the matter would be considered by the Trial Court at the appropriate stage. For the present, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the order impugned dated 17.8.2005, passed by the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in Complaint Case No. 2054C of 2 2004 and order dated 26.6.2008, passed in Criminal Revision No. 26 of 2008 passed by the Sessions Judge. This application is dismissed. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)