Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Husband obtained a decree for dissolution of marriage from competent Court in USA - Held, wife is incompetent to lode a complaint for offence u/s 498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Marriage took place between parties at Delhi - Cruelty to wife took place at Delhi - Wife left the matrimonial home and started living at Mohali - Anandpur Sahib Court would have no jurisdiction to try the present case - Only Delhi Courts can try the present..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 181 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 406 IPC - Jurisdiction - Marriage solemnised in Punjab - Complainant right from the marriage and her husband lived with her in-laws in Punjab - Husband died - Complainant now residing in Rajasthan - All the alleged acts of cruelty had taken place in the State of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 506, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Quashing of FIR - Petitioners are mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law of complainant - Challan filed - Complainant living separately with her husband - Earlier litigation was also with her husband only - Complaint filed after 17 years of marriage - No previous history..........
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..........
