Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 506B, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Quashing of FIR - Cruelty - Dowry demand - Allegation against husband and mother-in-law - Specific allegations of harassment and treating wife with cruelty with regard to dowry demand against applicants are on record - Filing of FIR by wife..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Curelty - To have sex with 10 months pregnant lady amounts to cruelty - Needs no proof that there was no consent on part of such pregnant lady to have sex with here husband...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 114 -- Cruelty - Demand of car - Allegation that father of complainant financed the car - Nothing on record that car was financed by father of complainant and from which bank or finance company - More so, father of complainant not produced in the witness box - Adverse inference drawn against prosecution for..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - There was demand of money by A-1 from deceased - However, there was no evidence of cruelty being committed by A-1 to deceased - A-1 held, not guilty of offence u/s 498-A IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Demand of dowry - Quashing of FIR - Allegation against applicant No.5/sister of father-i, law of complainant - Except omnibus and vague allegations, no specific overt act ascribed to applicant No.5 - Applicant No.5 residing separately - Allegations of harassment due to no,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Cruelty - Demand of dowry - Quashing of FIR - Applicant Nos.1 to 4 constantly demanding an amount of Rs.10 lacs from complainant and because of no, fulfillment of the same, she was harassed and treated with cruelty - Even now complainant was residing with her parents - Sufficient..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 304B -- Dowry death and cruelty - There is sufficient evidence on record to show that deceased was assaulted and tortured in different ways during her short stay in her matrimonial home by her husband and other close relations of her husband for the fulfillment of their illegal demand - Trial Court wrongly misread the evidence and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 32 -- Dying declaration - Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - Death by burning - Deceased committed suicide by pouring kerosene oil upon her on the asking of accused after 11 years of her marriage - Dying declaration given by deceased nowhere indicates any demand of dowry and it only states that a quarrel..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - Deceased committed suicide by hanging within 9 months of her marriage - Evidence on record shows that mental cruelty and harassment meted out to deceased by accused for abetting suicide - Relationship between deceased and accused were strained - Accused held, guilty of offence u/ss 498-A, 306 IPC..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 306, 498A -- Abetment of suicide - Cruelty - Quantum of sentence - Accused is an young man aged about 29 years - Sentence of accused reduced to 5 years R.I from 10 years R.I u/s 306 IPC and fine remains the same - As regarding sentence u/s 498-A IPC, punishment reduced to 1-1/2 years R.I...........
