RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, May 7: The Jharkhand High Court quashed entire criminal proceedings of the lower court in a matter of dowry case.
The development came to the fore after an order from the court of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi on May 2 was uploaded on the high court website.
The order was passed after the court found no societal interest involved in the case and observed some of the Supreme Court judgments in this regard.
“…..In view of the aforesaid facts and considering the settlement arrived at between the parties, there is no societal interest involved in this case and also taking into consideration the judgments of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the cases of Narinder Singh & Ors. (Supra) and Gian Singh (Supra), the entire criminal proceedings as well as the order dated 07.03.2022, passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad, whereby cognizance for the offences under Sections 498-A, 341, 323, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, has been taken against the petitioners, in connection with Bankmore P.S. Case No. 149 of 2021, corresponding to G.R. No. 651 of 2022, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad, are hereby quashed,” the court order reads.
The order was passed in a petition filed by Mohammed Irshad and six others. Advocates who appeared during the argument included Shailesh, Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, and Uttam Kumar Das.
