Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178 -- Cruelty - Territorial jurisdiction of Court - Court where wife takes shelter after leaving or driven away from matrimonial home on account of acts of cruelty, would have jurisdiction to entertain complaint alleging commission of offence u/s 498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 406, 506, 34 -- Cruelty - Quashing of FIR - Complainant concocted a story that there was demand of dowry before marriage and at the time of marriage - However, there is no complaint made then or soon after couple had left for USA - Allegations of cruelty, harassment and torture if any took place in USA and cognizance of it could..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4 -- Complaint u/ss 498-A, 406, 34 IPC and S.4 of 1961 Act - Jurisdiction of Court - Appellant living in Delhi - Place of occurrence as per FIR was Meerut - Court at the place where wife resides after leaving matrimonial home has jurisdiction to entertain a complaint u/s 498-A IPC - Case..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 323 -- Quashing of proceedings - Offence u/ss 498-A, 406, 323 - Court under exercise of inherent jurisdiction u/s 482 Cr.P.C is not expected to analyze factual evidence, which is a subject of trial Court - Since complaint discloses offence in question, application for quashing rejected...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 179 -- Complaint u/s 498-A IPC - Jurisdiction - 2019(2) Apex Court Judgments 344 (S.C.) : 2019(2) Criminal Court Cases 578 (S.C.) followed, wherein held : Courts at the place where wife takes shelter after leaving or driven away from matrimonial home on account of acts of cruelty committed by..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 179 -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC - Jurisdiction - Place where wife takes shelter after leaving or driven away from the matrimonial home on account of acts of cruelty committed by the husband or his relatives, would, dependent on the factual situation, also have jurisdiction to entertain a complaint..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 420, 406, 324, 506, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178 -- Cruelty - Territorial jurisdiction - Wife claiming to have been harassed by husband not only in India but also abroad - Though no part of cause of action arose in city of Bengaluru, however, complaint filed u/s 498-A IPC a liberal approach requires to be adopted -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 179 -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC - Jurisdiction - Court at place where wife takes shelter after leaving or driven away from matrimonial home on account of acts of cruelty committed by husband or his relatives, depending on factual situation, also has jurisdiction to entertain complaint u/s 498-A IPC...........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 27, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 34 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Complaint u/ss 27, 12, 17, 18 to 20, 22 & 23 of PWDV Act and FIR u/ss 498-A, 406, 34 IPC - Quashing of complaint and FIR - Complainant is the aggrieved person who is resident of Delhi, where..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Dowry demand - Wife was forced to leave her matrimonial home at `M' - Wife returned back to her parental home in `S' and filed complaint there - Since, consequence of offence which was committed at `M' occurred at `S',..........
