Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4, 6, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 473, 468 -- Matrimonial offences - Time barred complaint - Court should be liberal in extending period of limitation in matrimonial offences...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156(3), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC - Application u/s 156(3) Cr.P.C. moved by father of victim - On perusal of contents of complaint prima facie a cognizable offence made out - Held, complaint u/s 498-A IPC can be filed by father of the victim...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Allegation of cruelty - Quashing of complaint - Records clearly indicate that there are no specific allegations against petitioners in respect of ill treatment either mental or physical torture meted out to respondent No.2 - Material on record..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/s 498-A & 406 IPC - FIR lodged after six months of incident - Quashing of FIR - Family members of wife making all efforts to arrive at a settlement with husband - If a complaint had been filed during this period there was every possibility of not entering into any settlement..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 173(2), 482 -- Offence u/s 498-A & 406 IPC - Quashing of FIR - High Court obtaining report from Investigating Officer who reported that no case is made out - FIR quashed on that ground - Order of High Court set aside - Held, High Court is not entitled to consider investigation report before..........
Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Procedure Code, 1989, Section 561A, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A - - Quashing of complaint - Allegation of cruelty - - There is no specific allegation against petitioner - The only allegation against petitioner is that she used to tell her friends that her brother had not accepted complainant as her Bhabhi - Complaint however, does not..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 167, 190(a), 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B, 201, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 304-B, 201 IPC and Ss.3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act - Police filed final report - Protest petition filed - Protest petition treated as complaint - Statement of complainant recorded u/s 200 Cr.P.C. and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of complaint - Complaint u/ss 406 & 498-A IPC - No allegation as regards offence u/s 498-A IPC - No allegation of any torture for dowry - Position different so far as allegation in relation to offence u/s 406 IPC is concerned - Proceedings u/s 498-A IPC quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of complaint - Charge sheet filed and charges framed - Question of quashing FIR does not arise...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178 -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC - Not a continuing offence for purposes of creating territorial jurisdiction - If no part of action pertaining to the allegations regarding commission of offence u/s 498-A IPC has arisen in the territorial jurisdiction of a Court then that Court has no..........
