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13.07.2021
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CRR 362 of 2021
With
CRAN 1 of 2021
Re : An application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1973.
In the matter of : Sourav Kothari Ors.
….. petitioners
Mr. Sabyasachi Banerjee
Mr. Rajiv Kumar
….For the petitioners
Mr. Madhusudan Sur, ld. APP
Mr. Dipankar Pramanick
….For the State
Mr. Dipanjan Dutt
….For the opposite party no. 2
This is an application for quashing the CGR Case No. 2718/2018
under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and
under Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 pending before the
learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore, 24-Parganas (South) on the
joint prayer of the de-facto complainant and the petitioners.
The present criminal proceedings are private in nature arising out
of matrimonial relationship.
In view of the stand of the parties before this Court disclosed in
the compromise petition, the continuation of the case will be an abuse
of process of law.
In view of the aforesaid facts and the law laid down in the case
reported at (2019) 5 SCC 688 (State of Madhya Pradesh v. Laxmi
Narayan), the criminal proceedings being CGR Case No. 2718/2018
under Sections 498A/406/34 of the Indian Penal Code and under
Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, stands quashed.
The revisional application being CRR 362 of 2021 and CRAN 1 of
2021 are disposed of.
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All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly
downloaded from the official website of this Court.
(Kausik Chanda, J.)