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SUDESH BANSAL
Bhagwan Sahay – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Mr. Sudesh Bansal, J. - Parents-in-law of non-petitioner No.2 have filed Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 1424/2007 and sister-in-law of non-petitioner No.2 has filed Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No.1425/2007, invoking jurisdiction of High Court under Section 482 Cr.P.C, for quashing the order of charges framed against petitioners for offences under Section 498A and 323 IPC vide order dated 13.08.2007 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chomu, District Jaipur in Criminal Case No.1244/2005, titled as State v. Bhagwan Sahay and Ors., and consequently to drop proceedings of present criminal case qua petitioners which have arisen out of FIR No.175/2005 registered at Police Station Samod on 14.10.2005 District Jaipur for offences under Sections 498A, 406 and 323 IPC.
2. It is noteworthy that as per the latest status report dated 05.04.2024, sent by the trial Court in the present criminal case, no proceedings against petitioners have commenced, after framing of charges as interim stay on further proceedings is operating in favour of petitioners. As far as husband of non-petitioner No.2 is concerned, the order of charge for offences under Section 498A and 32
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