Partha Sarathi Bibhudatta Dash v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: quashing of FIR/criminal proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C.; inherent jurisdiction; matrimonial discord; husband-and-wife dispute; mutual consent divorce decree dated 03.05.2025; Section 13(b) Hindu Marriage Act; C.P. No.371 of 2024 Judge Family Court Puri; G.R. Case No.692 of 2019 S.D.J.M. Khurda; cognizance order dated 13.04.2020; informant-wife consented not to prosecute; disposal of CRLMC No.1640 of 2025 (Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, order dated 16.07.2025). Relevance: illustration of quashment of a matrimonial-dispute prosecution after dissolution of marriage by mutual consent where the complainant herself declines to proceed; useful comparator for post-divorce quashing petitions under S.482 Cr.P.C.
What did the court decide?
Entire criminal proceeding in G.R. Case No.692 of 2019 pending before the learned S.D.J.M., Khurda quashed in exercise of power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (the application having also sought quashing of the cognizance order dated 13.04.2020); the CRLMC application stands disposed of accordingly.