Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Allegations against relatives of husband - Supreme Court in Geeta Mehrotra & Anr. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. 2013(1) Criminal Court Cases 031 (S.C.) and Dara Lakshmi Narayana & Ors. vs. State of Telangana & Anr. 2024 INSC 953 : 2024(12) SCR 559, has deprecated practice of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Allegations against relatives of husband - Omnibus and general allegations levelled against appellants - Appellants and complainant are residing separately - There is no specific date as to when appellants visited place where complainant is residing and joined accused Nos.1 to 3..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 113B -- Dowry death - Cruelty - Testimony of PWs - Cause of death is burn injuries i.e unnatural death - Incident took place within four years of marriage - However, none of PWs proved that deceased was harassed for dowry - Mother and brothers of deceased stated that economic circumstances were the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC - Fine is not an alternative to imprisonment...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 360(1), Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, Section 4 -- Conviction u/s 498-A IPC - Release on probation - Court of Sessions and High Court omitted to consider whether appellants can be granted benefit of probation either u/s 360(1) Cr.P.C. or u/s 4 Probation Act - Matter remitted to High Court for..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 504 -- Anticipatory bail - Offence u/ss 498-A, 323, 504 IPC - Appellant released on interim bail and thereafter he had remained present as and when called upon do so by Court - He is co-operating in proceeding further with trial - Interim bail granted to accused made absolute...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Cruelty - S.498-A IPC nowhere states that it is the offence only if it involves dowry harassment - A married woman may be subjected to cruelties by her husband and other relatives for very many reasons...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 506 -- Cruelty - Complainant was forcibly administered some medicine into her mouth by A-1 and A-2 to abort child in womb - When she came to matrimonial home along with child, accused persons did not allow her and it is alleged that they had threatened using machete but during evidence, complainant did not deposed regarding weapon and..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 114, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Cruelty - Allegations against parents of husband - Quashing of proceedings - Allegations against parents of husband are only of extending taunts and of not parting with the money for managing household expenses - Specific details in respect of those taunts have not been disclosed -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 114 -- Cruelty - Allegations against husband - Quashing of proceedings - There are allegations of physical and mental torture of wife at the behest of husband - Petition for quashing dismissed qua husband...........
