Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Quantum of sentence - Appellant has undergone approximately 3 months in custody - Admittedly, incident pertains to the year 2006 and couple lived together exactly for three days - Wife is married and settled abroad - Case has been prolonged for a period of nearly 19..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Allegations against relatives of husband - When allegations of cruelty are against relatives of husband as to commission of offence punishable u/s 498-A IPC, general and sweeping allegations are quite insufficient and there must be specific allegations with certainty...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 506(i) -- Cruelty - Allegations against relative of husband - Quashing of proceedings - There are specific allegations against A-3 prima facie to show that he has committed offence u/ss 498-A, 506(i) IPC warranting trial - Petition for quashing dismissed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Allegations against husband - Wife has made general accusations against husband without furnishing specific instances of misconduct - Neither any specific allegations nor any material have come on record to show a prima..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Dowry demand - Allegations against father-in-law and mother-in-law - General allegations made against appellant which lacked specificity - Complainant has not provided any concrete details of dowry demands or acts of cruelty attributable..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Statement of accused persons that unless wife brings the amount she should not come for cohabitation, without any action, will not amount to mental and physical harassment...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 504, 506, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Quashing of FIR - Vague allegations made against accused persons - Neither details about alleged cruelty given, nor date on which there was a meeting and when wife came to parental home has been stated - Statements of witnesses are copy paste and it appears..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113A -- Abetment of suicide - Presumption - Allegation against brother-in-law of deceased - No evidence on record that appellant abetted commission of suicide - Conviction and sentence set aside...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Cruelty is not enough to constitute the offence u/s 498-A IPC - It must be done with the intention to cause grave injury or drive the victim to commit suicide or inflict grave injury to herself...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Allegation against family members of husband - Mere omnibus statement has been made that physical and mental cruelty was afflicted because wife could not provide a male child - Furthermore, it is merely mentioned that appellants would instigate husband to harass wife, but again, no specific or precise instances are..........
