Suman Devi and Ors. v. The State Of Bihar Through The Chief Secretary, Govt. Of Bihar At Patna and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32595 of 2016; decision dt. 19-07-2024; Justice Bibek Chaudhuri; Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashing; Section 498A IPC; second wife; nullity of second marriage during subsistence of first marriage; Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; consent of family members does not validate second marriage; Hathauri P.S Case No. 39 of 2008; TR No. 533 of 2014; Cr. Rev. No. 70 of 2015 dismissed by Sessions Judge; charge-sheet against Vinod Kumar Jha, final report against petitioners; Samastipur; Hathauri; petitioners Suman Devi, Ram Naresh Choudhary @ Udit Narayan Choudhary, Rajeev Kumar Choudhary @ Rajiv Choudhary; informant Sanju Devi (Opposite Party No. 4); advocates Krishna Prasad Singh (petitioners), Binod Kumar APP (opposite parties).
What did the court decide?
Application under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. allowed; criminal proceeding being Hathauri P.S Case No. 39 of 2008, TR No. 533 of 2014 quashed against the present petitioners.