IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77260 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2443 Year-2020 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE District- Vaishali ====================================================== Dr. Rajeev Ranjan, Son of Indradev Narayan Singh, R/o Q. No. 109/110, Type-II, Block 1, AIIMS Residential Campus, Hydraulic Khagaul, Patna- 801105. ... ... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Dr. Anuradha, Wife of Dr. Rajeev Ranjan, D/o Shri Anil Kumar Sinha, Permanent Resident of SDO Road, Hajipur, Vaishali-844101 ... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanket, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 06-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State duly assisted by learned counsel appearing for O.P. No.2. 2. Initially, this petition was preferred to quash the order dated 21.09.2024 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Vaishali at Hajipur in Criminal Misc. Case No.69 of 2023, whereby the learned Sessions Judge has cancelled the bail bond of the petitioner but, subsequently, I.A. No.2 of 2025 has been preferred to amend the prayer to quash the entire criminal proceeding initiated against the petitioner in Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77260 of 2024 dt.06-05-2025 2/7 connection with Complaint Case No.2443 of 2020 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 498-A and 406 of the Indian Penal Code (in short ‘I.P.C.’) for the reason that during the pendency of proceeding, parties have compromised their dispute and differences. 3. The case of prosecution as per complainant/O.P.No. 2, namely. Dr. Anuradha is that she married Dr. Rajeev Ranjan on 30.01.2011 as per Hindu customs, while she was a BDS student in Mumbai and the petitioner was a Senior Resident at AIIMS, Delhi. Her family spent Rs. 22.5 lakhs on the wedding, and it was agreed that she would pursue PG course in Mumbai with financial support of her husband. Informant further alleged that neither the petitioner nor his family provided any financial or emotional support rather her jewellery was kept by her in-laws, shortly after marriage. Her husband repeatedly avoided living with her, citing work postings in Vadodara, Bhubaneswar, and Patna, and eventually asked her to arrange Rs. 15 lakhs from her father to buy a flat, saying that she couldn’t stay in government quarters. Despite completing her PG in 2019, the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77260 of 2024 dt.06-05-2025 3/7 complainant was denied entry to both the houses that is her husband’s and in-laws’ residences. Repeated efforts by her and her parents were made to reconcile the issue but was unsuccessful and even she was blocked by her husband on mobile. The in-laws allegedly abused and threatened her and her belongings were never returned. She further alleged that her husband never established physical relationship, suspecting qua her husband of either infidelity or impotency and due to this, the informant has suffered mental trauma and depression. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the matter has been compromised between the parties against one-time alimony of Rs.55,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty-five Lakhs), which was duly paid and received by O.P. No.2, namely, Dr. Anuradha. It is submitted that the parties have also dissolved their marriage amicably under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, which is apparent from the judgment of learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Vaishali as passed in Divorce (Matrimonial) Case No.540 of 2024 dated 20.02.2025. It is pointed out Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77260 of 2024 dt.06-05-2025 4/7 that in view of aforesaid, continuing of present criminal complaint before the court below would only amount to abusing the process of the court of law and, therefore, the same be set aside/quashed. 5. Learned counsel appearing for O.P. No.2 also affirmed the factum of compromise as submitted above by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. It is submitted that he has no objection if the criminal complaint as aforesaid be quashed in view of the compromise. 6. It would be apposite to reproduce the terms and conditions of compromise/settlement dated 05.12.2024 before the court of learned A.C.J.M.-10, Hajipur, Vaishali, which are as under:- “U;k;ky;] Jheku~ ,0lh0ts0,e0&10 gkthiqj] oS”kkyh lqygukek&i= ifjokn i= ua0& C, 2443/2020 /kkjk& 498(A) Hkk0n0fo0 Mk0 vuqjk/kk &&&&&&&&&&&&&ifjoknuh cuke Mk0 jktho jatu ,oa vU; &&&vfHk;qDrx.k mHk; i{k dh vksj ls lqyg le>kSrk vkosnu dk fooj.k fuEu izdkj izLrqr fd;s tkrs gSa%& 1- ;g fd izLrqr okn ds nksuksa i{kksa us LosPNk ls fcuk fdlh ncko ds lqyg Patna High Court CR. MISC. MISC. No.77260 of 2024 dt.06-05-2025 5/7 le>kSrk dj fy;k gS ftlls nksuksa i{kksa ds chp “kkfUr dk okrkoj.k LFkkfir gks x;k gSA 2- ;g fd nksuksa esa le>kSrk ds rgr ;g r; gqvk gS fd nksuksa i{kksa }kjk lacaf/kr igyk vijkf/kd izd`fr dk eqdnek C, 2443/2020 gS tks ,s0lh0ts0,e0 &10 flfoy dksVZ gkthiqj] oS”kkyh esa gS ,oa blls lacaf/kr vijkf/kd izd`fr dk fofo/k okn ua0&77260@24 tks mPp U;k;ky; iVuk esa ifjoknuh Mk0 vuqjk/kk ds mifLFkfr gsrq vknsf”kr gSA 3- nwljk vijkf/kd izd`fr dk eqdnek Qqyokjh “kjhQ iVuk] Fkkuk dkaM la0& 935@22 th0 vkj0 ua0& 939@23 ,0 lh0 ts0 ,e0& 14 flfoy dksVZ iVuk lnj esa gSA bu lHkh vijkf/kd izd`fr ds okn esa nksuksa i{kksa ds chp vkilh lgerh ls nk;j ikjLifjd fookg foPNsn okn ds vk/kkj ij ;Fkk”kh?kz lHkh vijkf/kd izd`fr ds okn fd dk;Zokgh lekIr djk fn;k tk,xkA 4- ;g fd nksuksa i{kksa ds mi;qZDr lqyg le>kSrk ds vk/kkj ij mi;qZDr vijkf/kd izd`fr ds eqdnek dks lekIr djus ds fy, tks Hkh vko”;d dkuwuh dk;Zokgh 'kq: djus gksaxs mls nksuksa i{kksa }kjk ;Fkk”kh?kz l{ke U;k;ky; esa izkjaHk fd;k tk,xk rFkk nksuksa i{k bl dkuwuh dk;Zokgh esa ,d nqljs fd lg;ksx djsaxsA 5- ;g fd nksuksa i{kksa us ;g Hkh Lohdkj fd;k gS fd izR;sd i{k nqljs i{k ij vFkok muds ifjokj ds vU; lnL; ij Hkfo’; esa dksbZ eqdnek vius fookg fnukad 30-01-2011 ds vk/kkj ij ugha djsaxs] rFkk ,d nqljs ij nks’kk jksi.k Hkh ugha djsaxsA 6- ;g fd nksuksa i{kksa us vkilh lgefr ls vius fookg fnukad& 30-01-2011 ds laca/k esa iz/kku U;k;k/kh”k ifjokj U;k;ky; flfoy dksVZ gkthiqj] oS”kkyh esa py jgs fookg foPNsn okn la[;k 465@2022 dks okil ysus ,oa mlls igys vkilh lgefr ls nksuksa i{k }kjk fgUnw fookg&foPNsn vf/kfu;e 1955 esa la”kksf/kr o’kZ 1976 ds fookg&foPNsn vf/kfu;e fd /kkjk 13(B) ds rgr mijksDr ifjokj U;k;ky; esa ikjLifjd fookg foPNsn okn nk;j djus ds fy, lgefr ls viuk&viuk gLrk{kj U;k;ky; esa mifLFkr gksdj okn i= ij vafdr fd;s gSaA 7- ;g fd nksuksa i{kksa ds chp ikjLifjd fookg foPNsn gksus dh ckr Lohdkj gksus ds dkj.k lHkh izdkj dh {kfr iwfrZ dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, nksuksa i{kksa ds “kqHk fpUrdksa ,oa nksuksa i{kksa ds vf/koDrkx.k ds e/;LFkrk esa ;g r; gqvk gS fd one time settlement O;oLFkk fu;e ds rgr cSad MªkQ~V }kjk 55]00]000 ¼ipiu yk[k½ :i;k ifjoknuh Mk0 vuqjk/kk dks ,d eq”r vfHk;qDr Mk0 jktho jatu }kjk ifjokj U;k;ky; esa nk;j ikjLifjd fookg foPNsn fd /kkjk 13(B) ds rgr U;k;ky; ds ek/;e ls fu;ekuqlkj fn;k tk,xkA 8- ;g fd ifjoknuh Mk0 vuqjk/kk dks feyus okys cSad MªkQ~V uacj ,oa jkf”k bl izdkj gS%& 002627& 9]00]000@&¼ukS yk[k½ 002628&5]00]000@&¼ikap yk[k½] 002629&5]00]000@&¼ikap yk[k½] 002723&9]00]000@&¼ukS yk[k½] Patna High Court CR. 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No.77260 of 2024 dt.06-05-2025 6/7 002724&9]00]000@&¼ukS yk[k½] 002725&9]00]000@&¼ukS yk[k½] 002726&9]00]000@&¼ukS yk[k½] dqy 55]00]000 ¼ipiu yk[k½ pwafd ifjoknuh Mk0 vuqjk/kk dk cSad [kkrk esa uke flQZ vuqjk/kk gS blfy, cSad MªkQ~V dsoy vuqjk/kk ds uke ls cuk gSA cSad MªkQ~V dk Nk;kizfr lqyg le>kSrk i= ds lkFk layXu gSA 9- ;g fd nksuksa i{kksa ds chp lqyg le>kSrk ls ;g Hkh r; gqvk fd vkilh lgerh ls ikjLifjd fookg foPNsn ds fMdzh ikfjr gksus ds ckn ifjoknuh Mk0 vuqjk/kk }kjk vfHk;qDr Mk0 jktho jatu ;k muds ifjokj ds lnL;ksa ds py vpy lEifr tSls cSad [kkrk] tsojkr] pkj pDdk xkM+h] Hkwfe edku] ljdkjh osru vkfn ij fdlh izdkj dk gd oks vf/kdkj dk nkok Hkfo’; esa ugha djsaxhA 10- ;g fd nksuksa i{kksa us lqyg le>kSrk ds rgr ;g Hkh Lohdkj fd;k gS fd vxj dksbZ i{k bl le>kSrk ls eqdjsxk rks mlds mij dkuwuh :i ls dkjokbZ djus ds fy, izR;sd i{k Lora= gksaxsA 11- ;g fd bl lqyg ukek ds leFkZu esa mHk; i{k }kjk la;qDr :i ls “kiFk& i= Hkh nkf[ky dh tkrh gSA 12- ;g fd bl lqyg ukek vkosnu ij mHk; i{kksa ds lnL;ksa ,oa muds vf/koDrkx.k dk gLrk{kj vafdr gSA mHk; i{k U;k;ky; esa lnsg mifLFkr gksdj lqygukek i= nkf[ky djrs gSaA vr% Jheku ls fuosnu gS fd U;k;fgr esa lqyg le>kSrk vkosnu dks nksuksa i{kksa ds chp Jheku ds U;k;ky; esa py jgs vijkf/kd izd`fr ds okn C, 2443/2020 dh vxyh frfFk& 02&01&2025 dks rRdky izHkko ls fjdkWy djrs gq, vkt fnukad 05&12&2024 dks j[krs gq, lqyg le>kSrk vkosnu dks vfHkys[k ij fyf[kr :i ls j[krs gq, mijksDr eqdnek esa mPp U;k;ky; ls funsZ”k vkus ds ckn lqyg le>kSrk vkosnu dks Lohdkj djrs gq, C, 2443/2020 ifjokn okn dh dk;Zokgh le>kSrk ds vkyksd esa fu’ikfnr djus dh d`ik dh tk;A mHk; i{k Jheku dh bl d`ik ds fy, lnSo vkHkkjh jgsaxsA gLrk{kj vfHk;qDrx.k gLrk{kj ifjoknuh” 7. In view of aforesaid, it appears that the matter appears compromised between the parties, where O.P. No.2 has received Rs. 55 Lakhs as one time alimony. Their marriage also appears dissolved mutually, accordingly, continuing with aforesaid criminal proceedings would only Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77260 of 2024 dt.06-05-2025 7/7 amount to abusing the process of court of law and, therefore, the entire criminal proceedings in connection with Complaint Case No.2443 of 2020 with all its consequential proceedings pending before the learned A.C.J.M.-X, Vaishali at Hajipur qua petitioner along with other co-accused is hereby quashed/set aside to secure the ends of justice. 8. The application stands allowed. 9. The interlocutory application(s), if any, stand disposed of in view of aforesaid judgment. 10. Let a copy of this judgment be communicated to the learned trial court forthwith. Sanjeet/- (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) 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