IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.23186 of 1998 KAILASH NATH YADAV, SON OF LATE KEDAR NATH YADAV, RESIDENT OF SHASHTRINAGAR, BLOCK NO.-2, P.S. KADWA, DISTRICT- EAST SINGHBHUM…………………. PETITIONER VERSUS 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2 VIDYA DEVI, DAUGHTER OF LATE JUGAL KISHORE RAI, C/O AJIT KUMAR OF MOHALLA NAYA TOLA, TECHNICAL CHAUK, P.S. KAZI MOHAMMADPUR, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR…………………………………… OPP.PARTI FOR THE PETITIONER :- MR. RATAN KUMAR SINHA, ADVOCATE FOR THE STATE :- MR. LAILA KAILASH BIHARI PD., SR. ADVOCATE ------------------ 7 23-04-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Lala Kailash Bihari Pd. Learned counsel for the State. It has been submitted that the order passed in Cr.Misc.No. 16098/98 which is available along with records of this case shows that the said quashing application was an analogous matter which was required to be heard together with this application but for some reason that case was heard earlier in the year 2001 and proceeding against seven accused persons in the same complaint case no.684/97 was quashed by this Court after taking note of compromise between 2 spouses. In the aforesaid factual premises the petitioner in this case who is Devar of the complainant in a case under section 498-A of the Indian Peanl Code and section 3 /4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act also deserves same benefit. Accordingly, this application is allowed and the entire criminal proceeding in respect of petitioner vide complaint case no. 684/1997, T.R.No. 782/98 pending before Judicial Magistrate, Ist. Class, Muzaffarpur is quashed. Naresh ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)