Rikku Jaiswal @ Rikku Kumar @ Amit Jaiswal v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Matrimonial/dowry dispute quashed on completed compromise: Khajekala PS Case No.437/2021 (G.R. No.4945/2021, cognizance 02.11.2023 under Ss. 341, 323, 498A, 354, 420, 506, 509/34 IPC; Ss. 3-4 DP Act) and CA No.800/2021 (SDJM, Patna City) set aside and quashed after one-time settlement — permanent alimony Rs. 2,50,000/- (Rs. 1,65,000/- paid; draft Rs. 85,000/- No.357300 dt. 11.08.2025 taken in court by O.P. No.2). Held: no case under S. 498A IPC made out, following Naushey Ali (2025) 4 SCC 78 and Navneesh Aggarwal 2025 INSC 963 on amicable settlement of family-dispute prosecutions; parties to withdraw inter-se cases within 15 days. Petna High Court, Purnendu Singh, J., 14-10-2025; petitioners Rikku Jaiswal and family; O.P. Radha Kumari; State of Bihar.
What did the court decide?
Quashing applications disposed of with relief: the entire criminal proceeding in connection with GR No.4945/2021 arising out of Khajekala PS Case No.437 of 2021 (J.M. 1st Class, Patna City) and C.A. No.800 of 2021 (SDJM, Patna City) set aside and quashed; parties directed to withdraw their respective cases filed against each other within 15 days from the date of the order (¶58).