Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 420, 384, 120B -- Matrimonial dispute - Roping in sisters-in-law - Complainant and witness could not prove the case against petitioners and the Court finds it somewhat unlikely that unmarried sisters-in-law, having nothing to gain and preparing for competitive examinations, would have harassed the complainant for dowry -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 377, 406, 506 -- Cruelty - Allegations against parents-in-law - Petitioners were not residing in a shared household with wife - Nothing in the FIR which disclosed any specific date, time or proximate incident demonstrating active participation of petitioners in alleged acts of cruelty or harassment - Belated implication of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 307, 323, 313, 406, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Attempt to murder - Dowry demand - Complaint is absolutely silent about any specific date or time of torture - No iota of material can be found regarding incident of pouring kerosene oil on her and or banging her head with wall from case diary - Nature of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 506, 34, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/Ss.498-A, 406, 506, 34 IPC and 3, 4 DPA - Quashing of proceedings - Delayed FIR lodged without providing any satisfactory explanation - Complainant gave inconsistent versions in written complaint and in statement recorded..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 406, 506, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Matrimonial offence - Settlement - Quashing of proceedings - Once marital relationship has ended in divorce and parties have moved on in their lives individually, continuation of criminal proceedings against family members, especially in absence of specific and..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 205, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 406, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Dispensing with personal attendance of accused - Cruelty - Dowry demand - Allegations against husband and his family members - Wife alleged that she was subjected to cruelty in respect of unlawful demand of dowry - There are..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Matrimonial dispute - Compromise - Quashing of FIR - Obnoxious allegations were levelled against petitioners in FIR - Allegations that petitioners without knowledge of victim clicked her pictures and videos and thereafter threatened to circulate the same unless she would agree for..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Quashing of proceedings - Allegation against distant relatives of husband - No allegations of harassment made against petitioners - Parties never shared a residence and her parents approached petitioners for resolution of issues - It does not appear that petitioners were..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406 -- Cruelty - Allegations against relatives of husband - General and omnibus allegations made against A-5 and A-6 - They are nothing but exaggerated versions invariably suggesting over implication of A-5 and A-6 - Moreover, both A-5 and A-6 were residing in another city - There is lack of specific allegations against accused..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 494, 498A, 406, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Second marriage during subsistence of first marriage - Offence of second marriage is applicable in respect of husband and not against second wife - Rest of the offences are also not applicable in respect of second wife - Ingredients of offence u/s 506 IPC are also not present..........
