IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.14365 of 2015
Arising Out of PS.Case No. -1043 Year- 2008 Thana -SAHARSA COM PLAINT CASE District-
SAHARSA
1. Md. Ayub, S/o Md. Yunus
2. Md. Irshad, S/o Md. Yunus
3. Bibi Noorjahan @ Noorjahan, D/o Md. Yunus
4. Munni, D/o Md. Yunus
5. Md. Yunus, S/o Late Nijam @ Late Md. Nijamuddin
6. Mehrunisha @ Mehrulnisha @ Mehrunisha W/o Md. Yunus
All residents of Ward No. 8, Gandhi Path, Saharsa, P.S. – Saharsa, District –
Saharsa.
…. …. Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Shahnaz Praveen, W/o Md. Yusuf, D/o Abdul Hakim, resident of Ward No. 21,
Gandhi Path, Saharsa, P.S. – Saharsa, District – Saharsa.
…. …. Opposite Party/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Prasad Singh, Sr. Advocate.
Mrs. Meena Singh, Advocate.
For the Complainant : Md. Sufiyan, Advocate.
Thakur Brajesh Singh, Advocate.
For the State : Smt. Pronati Singh, A.P.P.
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY PRIYA
ORAL JUDGMENT
Date: 27-07-2018
1. This application under Section 482 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure has been filed for quashing the order dated
21.02.2015 passed by the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate,
Saharsa, in Complaint Case No. 1043 of 2008 by which the learned
Magistrate has rejected the application filed under Section 245 Cr.
P.C. by the petitioners.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned
counsel for the State and learned counsel for the complainant.
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3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted
that petitioners are parents-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law of
the complainant. There is general and omnibus allegation against the
petitioners.
4. The complainant has filed complaint petition
making allegation that she was married with the accused Md. Yusuf
on 15.4.2005 according to Muslim rights and customs. She was
tortured in her sasural for demand of Colour T.V., Refrigerator,
Motorcycle and cash of Rs.50,000/-. She was ousted by the accused
persons from the matrimonial home for non-fulfillment of demand of
dowry.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted
that statement of four witnesses have been recorded in the court below
before charge. None of the witnesses have levelled any specific
allegation of overt act against the petitioners. The petitioners have
filed Xerox copy of the statement of all the four witnesses recorded
before charge by filing supplementary affidavit.
6. From perusal of statement of aforesaid four
witnesses recorded before charge it appears that general and omnibus
allegation has been levelled against the petitioners.
7. Therefore, this Court does not find any substantive
materials during investigation against the petitioners for the offence
under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.
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8. It has been held by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in
the case reported in PLJR 2013 (1) SCC Page 10 (Geeta Mehrotra
Vrs. State of U.P.) that proceeding against the in-laws on general and
omnibus allegation has to be quashed as it has become very common
to involve entire family members in a case under Section 498-A of the
Indian Penal Code. Therefore, continuation of criminal proceeding
against these petitioners is mere harassment to them and abuse of
process of law.
9. Therefore, the impugned order dated 21.02.2015
passed by the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, in
Complaint Case No. 1043 of 2008 along with the entire criminal
proceeding against the petitioners is hereby quashed.
10. This Criminal Miscellaneous application is
accordingly allowed.
11. This order will however not prejudice in any
manner the case of the husband which is pending in the court below.
The court below will proceed in the case with regard to the husband in
accordance with law.
(Sanjay Priya, J)
S.Ali/-
AFR/NAFR AFR
CAV DATE N.A.
Uploading Date 31/07/2017
Transmission 31/07/2017
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