Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 504 -- Cruelty - Territorial jurisdiction - Accused persons came to parental home of victim and threatened her parents and demanded dowry - When victim was ousted from her matrimonial home, she had no option, but to take shelter at her parental house at Dehradun - Court at Dehradun has territorial jurisdiction to decide the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 498A, 506, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 178(b) -- Criminal breach of trust - Territorial jurisdiction - Allegations made in complaint and final report that matrimonial offences were committed while residing at Mumbai, Pune and Chennai - Property entrusted outside the place at `T' - No allegation that consequence of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178, 179 -- Cruelty - Jurisdiction - FIR registered at Rohtak - Acts of cruelty and ill treatment meted out to complainant at the behest of petitioner continues both in Delhi and Rohtak - Offence in this case was a continuing one, being committed in more local areas and one of local..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 406, 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 181(4) -- Cognizance of offence - Territorial jurisdiction - Wife leaving her matrimonial home and returning to her parental place - Court at the place of parental place has jurisdiction to investigate and try case...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 406, 504 & 506 IPC and Ss.3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act - Territorial jurisdiction - Act of dory demand and harassment was either made at Lucknow or at Jaipur - No mention in FIR that offence was committed partly at..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 178(c),179, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 323, 498A -- Cruelty - Territorial jurisdiction - Harassment and cruelty as alleged was caused to opposite party No.2 at the hands of accused-petitioners at her sasural situated in Distt. Lakhisarai and she was driven out from there by them by snatching her personal belongings and she,..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, 177, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- -Territorial jurisdiction - Quashing of charge-sheet - Wife forced to leave matrimonial home and to live with parents at Dehradun - Demand of dowry continued on phone calls by the husband and father-i, law - Held, Court at..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 178 -- Complaint on allegations of cruelty - Territorial jurisdiction - Complainant alleged that couple was residing at Asansol when she was tortured by her in-law as apart from her husband - Held, complaint must be taken on its face value to find out whether Court has jurisdiction to entertain..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Quashing of order - Accused allegedly tortured victim on account of non-fulfillment of dowry demand - Magistrate, having found prima facie case against accused, took cognizance u/s 498-A Indian Penal Code, vide impugned order - Held, impugned order of Magistrate cannot be sustained under..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 406 read with S.34 IPC - Territorial jurisdiction - Offence of cruelty is not a continuing offence - Offence is triable by Magistrate having territorial jurisdiction of area wherein cruelty is alleged to have been committed and not at the place wherein..........
