Bimal Kumar Sharma and Ors. v. State Of Bihar and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: quashing of FIR; Section 482 Cr.P.C.; Sections 498(A), 379, 34 IPC; Mohania P.S. Case No. 259 of 2018; Kaimur (Bhabua); disposed as infructuous; compromise; matrimonial dispute (opposite party is wife of petitioner no. 1); Patna High Court; Sunil Dutta Mishra, J. Relevance for practitioners: illustrates disposal of a pending Section 482 quashing petition on the ground that the underlying criminal case has been settled and disposed of on compromise — useful when arguing that a quashing petition has been rendered infructuous by subsequent compromise/disposal of the FIR case. Contains no merits ruling on the power of the Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C., cites no precedents, and awards no amounts.
What did the court decide?
Disposal of the petition as infructuous, as prayed for by the petitioners ¶29