Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Quashing of order - Accused allegedly tortured victim on account of non-fulfillment of dowry demand - Magistrate, having found prima facie case against accused, took cognizance u/s 498-A Indian Penal Code, vide impugned order - Held, impugned order of Magistrate cannot be sustained under..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 406 read with S.34 IPC - Territorial jurisdiction - Offence of cruelty is not a continuing offence - Offence is triable by Magistrate having territorial jurisdiction of area wherein cruelty is alleged to have been committed and not at the place wherein..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178 -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC is not a continuing offence for determining the territorial jurisdiction of Court - No part of offence is alleged to have been committed at the place where wife came back to live with parents - Court at the place where parents of wife live has no jurisdiction -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 179, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Prima-facie allegations made in complaint and material collected during investigation revealed that a part of cause of action arose in Bangalore - Held, court at Bangalore has territorial jurisdiction to entertain..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 384, 323, 506, 34 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Offence u/ss 498-A, 406, 384, 323, 506/34 IPC - Marriage took place at place `D' and thereafter wife began to reside with husband at place `H' - Torture for dowry - Alleged offence cannot be said to have been committed wholly or partly..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 178, 179 -- Cruelty to wife - Private complaint - Territorial jurisdiction - Averment in complaint that husband came to house of complainant's father and repeated his earlier remark that child did not match his face and she carried sin of somebody else - Complaint filed in court of Magistrate..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - Territorial jurisdiction - Conduct of A1 in sending PW1 out of house in view of her failure to bring additional dowry as demanded and further threatening her on her life in the event of her making any effort to come back empty handed and plight of victim necessitating her to..........
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 -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC - Territorial jurisdiction - Court where Istridhan is required to be returned has the jurisdiction...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC - Territorial jurisdiction - Place where cruelty took place has the jurisdiction and not the Court where wife subsequently starts living...........
