Patna High Court - OrdersRanjana Dayal vs The State Of Bihar on 29 June, 2011IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                    Cr.Misc. No.9410 of 2008
Ranjana Dayal, Wife of Jayant Kumar, Resident of Mohalla Lohanipur (Mahabir Bhawan), PS.
Kadamkuan, District Patna ---- Petitioner
                                             Versus
   1. The State Of Bihar.
   2. Rekha Prasad, Wife of Shashidhar, Daughter of Ravindra Prasad, At present Moshara
      Chowk, PS Ghoshi, District Jehanabad ---- Opposite Parties

    For the Petitioner :   Mr. Krishna Prasad Singh, Sr. Advocate
                           Mr. Manish Kumar No. 3, Advocate
                           Mr. B. Shankar, Advocate
                           Ms. M. Kumari, Advocate
    For the State:         Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, A.P.P.
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5        29.6.2011This application has been filed for quashing the order

                           dated 1.2.2006, passed by the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate,

                           Jehanabad in Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 235 of 2004 arising out of

                           Complaint Case No. 637 of 2004 by which the Court has taken

                           cognizance against the petitioner underSection 498A,406,323,504and379/34of the Indian Penal Code and also under Section ¾

                           of theDowry Prohibition Act.The petitioner is the aunt (Mami) of the husband.

                           There is a general and omnibus allegation against all the accused

                           persons i.e. the sister-in-law (Nanad), her husband, unmarried

                           sister-in-law, brother-in-law along with this petitioner and her

                           husband.The quashing application of the sister-in-law (Nanad),

                           brother-in-law (Nandosi), unmarried sister-in-law and unmarried

                           brother-in-law of the complainant has been considered by this

                           Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 28664 of 2006 and 52963 of 2007 which

                           was disposed of by quashing the order of cognizance against the2aforesaid persons on 22.10.2008. The petitioner's case is on a

         better footing as there is no direct allegation against her.In the circumstances, this Court quashes the order

         dated 1.2.2006 passed by the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate,

         Jehanabad in Ghoshi P.S. Case No. 235 of 2004 arising out of

         Complaint Case No. 637 of 2004.This application is allowed.Sanjay                                           ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)