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2017 DIGILAW 1187 (PAT)

Pramod Kumar Prabhakar v. State of Bihar

2017-09-06

RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD

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JUDGMENT : Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel representing the complainant-opposite party No. 2. The petitioners, in the present case, are seeking quashing of the order dated 28.08.2014 passed in Cr. Rev. No. 398 of 2013 by learned Adhoc Additional District & Sessions Judge-VI, Patna, whereby he has dismissed the revision application and upheld the order taking cognizance and issuance of summons dated 20.05.2013 in Complaint Case No. 3253(C)/2012. The cognizance has been taken under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code read with section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner No. 1 is the husband of the complainant-opposite party No. 2. The petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 are father-in-law and mother-in-law respectively, whereas the petitioner Nos. 4 and 5 are the Devar and his wife respectively. The petitioner Nos. 6 and 7 are also Devar and his wife. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in fact, due to matrimonial discord between the petitioner No. 1 and the complainant-opposite party No. 2, the whole family has been falsely implicated on the strength of vague and omnibus kind of allegation of demand of dowry. 4. Learned counsel for the complainant-opposite party No. 2 submits that the opposite party No. 2 wants to live with her husband, who is petitioner No. 1, but the petitioner No. 1 is not fulfilling his matrimonial obligations and because of his negligent attitude towards the complainant-opposite party No. 2, she has been suffering from mental agony. He further submits that so far as the family members are concerned, the complainant-opposite party No. 2 is not willing to prosecute them and her grievance is with respect to the conduct of her husband. 5. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that so far as the husband (petitioner No. 1) is concerned, he is ready and willing to keep the complainant-opposite party No. 2 with him at his matrimonial home. The husband is ready to meet the complainant-opposite party No. 2 and bring her to matrimonial home. He further submits that the petitioner No. 1 shall visit the complainant-opposite party No. 2 and bring her to his house within a period of four weeks from today. 6. The husband is ready to meet the complainant-opposite party No. 2 and bring her to matrimonial home. He further submits that the petitioner No. 1 shall visit the complainant-opposite party No. 2 and bring her to his house within a period of four weeks from today. 6. In view of the above developments and taking note of the submissions advanced on behalf of the complainant-opposite party No. 2 that she has no grievance with respect to the other family members and is not willing to prosecute them, let the order taking cognizance and issuance of summons, as against the petitioner Nos. 2 to 7, be quashed and is, accordingly, quashed. 7. So far as the petitioner No. 1 is concerned, his prayer is rejected, he will first take his wife to his matrimonial home and thereafter he will have liberty to apply afresh either in the court below or before this Court, as the case may be, for an appropriate relief. 8. The application is allowed to the extent indicated above.