PATNA, India, June 18 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on June 16:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.

2. The present quashing petition has been preferred to quash the FIR bearing Danapur P.S. Case No. 565 of 2024 District Patna for the offence punishable under Sections 498A, 354(C), 341, 323, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner submitted that daughter Kavya, who is the only female child is with petitioner from the very beginning. It is also submitted that O.P. No. 2 did not supported the mediation proceeding, which is one of the reason for its failure.

4. Taking contrary note it is pointed out by learned counsel appearing for O.P. No. 2 that submission as advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner is apparently false as he filed Guardianship Case No. 02 of 2025 before the Court of learned Principal Judge, Family Court, Patna for the custody of daughter Kavya.

5. It is submitted that aforesaid petition was filed making statement on affidavit that daughter Kavya was not in custody of petitioner being father. It is submitted that on 27.05.2025 petitioner alongwith certain unknown persons entered in the house of O.P. No. 2 and forcibly took her daughter. It is submitted that for said inter parental kidnapping of female child, the FIR was lodged by O.P. No. 2 on the same very day, which is being registered as Budha Colony P.S. Case No. 206 of 2025 dated 28.05.2025.

6. It is further submitted by learned counsel for O.P. No. 2 that allegation of committing cruelty is specific against petitioner being husband. It is also pointed out that the issues as raised by learned counsel for the petitioner cannot be looked into, at this stage as issues are raised in defence, which can be looked into only during trial. In support of his submissions learned counsel relied upon the legal report of Hon'ble Supreme Court as available through State Vs. Eluri Srinivasa Chakravarthi and Others as reported in 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1215.

7. In view of aforesaid factual and legal discussions as mediation proceeding failed between the parties, where petitioner being husband is also facing allegation of inter parental kidnapping as discussed aforesaid, coupled with fact as issues which are raised by petitioner, in support of his defence cannot be looked at this stage as same can looked only during the course of trial in view of Chakravarthi Case (supra), accordingly present quashing petition stands dismissed being devoid of any merit.

8. TCR (Trial Court Records), if any, be returned to the learned Trial Court alongwith the copy of this judgment.

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