(2026:JHHC:3316) 1 Cr. M.P. No.860 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr.M.P. No.860 of 2024 ------ 1. Pappu Verma @ Pappu Kumar Verma, aged about 33 years 2. Manoj Kumar Verma @ Manoj Verma, aged about 31 years Both sons of Komal Prasad Verma, residents of Village Paharpur, P.O. Fatehpur, District Gaya (Bihar) … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Kiran Devi aged about 30 years, wife of Binod Kumar Verma, daughter of Babu Lal Verma, resident of Karkend Bazar, Near Hatia Mandir, Kusunda, P.O. and P.S. Putki, District Dhanbad (Jharkhand) … Opposite Parties ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Shekhar Pd. Sinha, Advocate Ms. Mahi, Advocate For the State : Ms. Priya Shrestha, Spl. P.P. (Through V.C.) For the O.P. No.2 : None ------ P R E S E N T HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY By the Court:- Heard the parties. 2. Though notice has validly been served upon the opposite party No.2 yet no one turns up on behalf of the opposite party No.2 in spite of repeated calls. 3. This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with the prayer to quash the order dated 04.12.2019 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with C.P. Case No.3829 of 2018 whereby and where under (2026:JHHC:3316) 2 Cr. M.P. No.860 of 2024 the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Dhanbad has found prima facie case for the offence punishable under Sections 498A of the Indian Penal Code. 4. The allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioner No.1 being the younger brother-in-law (Devar) and the petitioner No.2 being the elder brother-in-law (Bhainsur) have treated the opposite party No.2 with cruelty by harassing her to coerce her to meet their unlawful demand of one motorcycle and two gold chains to be brought by the complainant from her father’s house. They were threatening the complainant to throw her in the railway line and to make her die out of burning from the gas, by opening the regulator of the gas, whenever the complainant was entering into the kitchen. On the basis of the complaint, statement of the complainant on solemn affirmation and the statement of inquiry witnesses, the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Dhanbad has found prima facie case in respect of the offences, as already indicated above. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is false. It is next submitted that though in the statement of the complainant on solemn affirmation specific allegation has been made against the husband and elder brother-in-law (Bhainsur) of the complainant but the younger brother-in-law (Devar) of the complainant has falsely been made an accused in this case. It is also submitted that there is no specific overt act attributed to the petitioners. (2026:JHHC:3316) 3 Cr. M.P. No.860 of 2024 Hence, it is submitted that the prayer, as prayed for in the instant Cr.M.P., be allowed. 6. Learned Spl. P. P. appearing for the State on the other hand vehemently opposes the prayer of the petitioners made in the instant Cr.M.P. and submits that there is direct and specific allegation against the petitioners of harassing the complainant by assaulting her, threatening her to throw her in the railway line, killing her by burning her by opening the knob of the regulator of the gas cylinder in the kitchen, with the intention to coerce her to meet their unlawful demand of a motorcycle and two gold chains which is sufficient to constitute the offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. Therefore, it is submitted that this Cr.M.P., being without any merit, be dismissed. 7. Having heard the rival submissions made at the Bar and after carefully going through the materials available in the record, this Court finds that there is direct and specific allegation against the petitioners of treating the complainant with cruelty by harassing her by assaulting her on several occasions, threatening her to throw on the railway line and threatening her to open the knob of the regulator of the gas cylinder in the kitchen, so that she will catch fire and will be burnt and all these harassments were done to coerce her to meet the unlawful demand of the petitioners of a motorcycle and two gold chains, to be brought by the complainant from her father which her father was unable to meet. This, in the considered opinion of this Court, is sufficient to prima facie (2026:JHHC:3316) 4 Cr. M.P. No.860 of 2024 constitute the offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. Hence, this Court is of the considered view that this is not a fit case where the order dated 04.12.2019 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Dhanbad in connection with C.P. Case No.3829 of 2018 is to be quashed and set aside in exercise of the power of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 8. Accordingly, this Criminal Miscellaneous Petition, being without any merit is dismissed. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi Dated the 06th of February, 2026 AFR/ Animesh Uploaded on- 16/02/2026