Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 106 -- Cruelty and murder - Circumstantial evidence - As per evidence of father and brother of deceased, she was harassed for dowry by accused - Accused did not lodge any complaint about missing of deceased who was in their custody - All accused absconded after incident - Accused failed to explain how..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Includes mental or physical torture of woman - If conduct of husband with wife is likely to cause a reasonable apprehension in her mind that her living with husband will be harmful and injurious to her life and safety, such a conduct would attract criminal liability, envisaged in S.498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Demand other than those covered under the definition of dowry made after marriage - Such demand, if followed by cruelty or harassment, due to non fulfilment of demand, would constitute offence u/s 498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - If husband persistently suspects the character of his wife and subjects her to physical violence on account of such suspicion, creates a situation which leaves the wife with no option but to bring her continuous mental and physical torture to an end by taking her own life then husband in such circumstances would be guilty..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Anticipatory bail - Offence u/s 498-A, 34 IPC and Ss.3,4 Dowry Prohibition Act - Complainant implicated almost all the relatives of husband and their other close relatives - This type of complaint gives an impression that S.498-A IPC is being..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC and Ss.3,4 Dowry Prohibition Act - Guidelines issued - Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh to issue necessary instructions to all the concerned in this regard...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 506, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of order taking cognizance - Cruelty - Dowry demand - Absence of specific allegation of cruelty or harassment against petitioner Nos.3 to 6 - Statement of witnesses recorded by Magistrate u/s 202(2) Cr.P.C were general in nature -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of complaint - Cruelty - Mere allegation of hurling abuses cannot be termed to be cruelty within meaning of S.498-A IPC - Complaint is highly belated and appears to be instituted because of failure of complainant in her attempt to re-enter her matrimonial home - Held, proceedings..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 319, 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 504, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Quashing of proceedings - Applicants-accused persons were brother-i, law and sisters-i, law having no connection in domestic affairs of husband and respondent-wife - They were not members of same household - Allegations leveled against..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Proof - As per victim's suicide note, she lamented that since her husband remains outside for most time, it was she, who had to hear everything, from her mother-i, law - There was no respect for her in matrimonial home - She also wrote that nothing should happen to husband, but others should not be spared - It was manifest..........
