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SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
Upendar Nath Sinha @ Upendar Prasad Sinha – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. This petition has been taken up through Video Conferencing in view of the guidelines of the High Court taking into account the situation arising due to COVID-19 pandemic. None of the parties have complained about any technical snag of audio-video and with their consent this matter has been heard.
2. By order dated 07.09.2015 notice has been issued upon the O.P. No. 2. Notice has been effected upon O.P. No. 2 as per office note dated 15.10.2015. Now, this is year, 2022. Inspite of notice, O.P. No. 2 has not appeared as yet. It appears that O.P. No. 2 has lost interest.
3. This petition has been filed for quashing of entire criminal proceeding including order dated 17.01.2012 passed in P.C.R. Case No. 158 of 2006, corresponding to T.R. 582 of 2013, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dumka.
4. Complainant has filed complaint petition alleging therein that on 17.01.2005 the marriage of the son of the complainant was solemnized at Deoghar and her daughter-in-law, Sudha Rani was brought at residential house at Dumka. Thereafter she became pregnant for which treatment was going on but in the meantime accused no. 1 visited the house of complainant on 10.01
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