IMPORTANT POINT
The court emphasized the need for specificity in allegations against relatives in matrimonial disputes, quashing proceedings deemed to be an abuse of process of law.

JUDGMENT :

Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.

Heard Mr. Jitendra Shankar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners in Cr.M.P. Nos.2831 of 2014 and 1569 of 2015 and for opposite party no.2 in Cr.M.P. No.1375 of 2015, Mr. Abhay Kumar Chaturvedy, learned counsel for the petitioners in Cr.M.P. No.1375 of 2015 and for opposite party no.2 in Cr.M.P. Nos.2831 of 2014 and 1569 of 2015 and Mr. Sunil Kumar Dubey, Mr. Arup Kumar Dey and Ms. Nehala Sharmin, learned counsel for the State in Cr.M.P. Nos.2831 of 2014, 1375 of 2015 and 1569 of 2015 respectively.

2. There are case and counter case between the parties and in view of that, all these petitions have been heard together with consent of the parties.

3. In Cr.M.P. No.2831 of 2014, the prayer is made for quashing of the entire criminal proceeding including the order taking cognizance dated 25.06.2014 passed in Gumla P.S. Case No.01 of 2014, corresponding to G.R. Case No.10 of 2014, registered for the offences under Section 498-A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The prayer is also made for quashing the order dated 10.11.2014, whereby, charges have been framed under the aforesaid sections against the petitioners, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla.

4. Gumla P.S. Case No.01 of 2014 was registered alleging therein that the informant had been married to Rajesh Kumar Gupta on 17.04.2008 as per Hindu custom. At the time of marriage, the father of the informant has given several articles as gift to the in-laws. Thereafter, when the informant came to her matrimonial home at Tajpur in the district of Samastipur (Bihar), the in-laws started torturing the informant for dowry. When the informant protested then the accused persons used to abuse and assault her. It was further alleged that when the informant brought to the notice of her parent in law the conduct of her in-laws, the father of the informant send some money and articles, but even then the in-laws continued to torture her and finally the informant came to Gumla and started residing there with her parents along with her two children.

5. In Cr.M.P. No.1375 of 2015, the prayer is made for quashing of the entire criminal proceeding including the order taking cognizance dated 10.04.2015 in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No.402 of 2014, corresponding to G.R. No.1204 of 2014 by which the cognizance has been taken for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code against the petitioners, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla.

6. Gumla P.S. Case No.402 of 2014 was registered alleging therein that the informant of that case was working in Puna. On 10.11.2014 in the morning, he came with his wife Namrata Gupta for the Court work and stayed in the house of his sister at Palkot Road. As soon as he reached there, his father-in-law Raj Kishore Sah along with his son Gaurav Kumar and nephew Abhishek Kumar arrived there and started abusing and assaulting him. On hulla, the informant's sister Reeta Devi also arrived there, they misbehaved with her and torn the clothes. The key of scooty fell down and the same was deposited in the police station.

7. In Cr.M.P. No.1569 of 2015, the prayer is made for quashing of the entire criminal proceeding including the order taking cognizance dated 10.04.2015 in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No.403 of 2014, corresponding to G.R. Case No.1205 of 2014 by which the cognizance has been taken for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code against the petitioners, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla.

8. Gumla P.S. Case No.403 of 2014 was registered alleging therein that earlier a case was filed in which the husband of the informant has compromised on 03.02.2014 and has taken the informant and her two daughters along with him. Thereafter, the accused persons used to assault and torture the informant. On 10.11.2014, the informant was brought to Gumla