Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 406 IPC and S.4 Dowry Prohibition Act - Complainant herself stated in her statement that she implicated appellants herein out of anger and they had no role in the family dispute and they were not party in making any demand of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, 320 -- Matrimonial dispute - Husband declared proclaimed offender (PO) - Compromise - Wife stated that compromise is out of her own free will, without any coercion or pressure - Plea of husband that order declaring him PO is in violation of provisions of law as he was admittedly in USA..........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 27, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 34 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Complaint u/ss 27, 12, 17, 18 to 20, 22 & 23 of PWDV Act and FIR u/ss 498-A, 406, 34 IPC - Quashing of complaint and FIR - Complainant is the aggrieved person who is resident of Delhi, where..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 498A, 34 -- Quashing of Look Out Circular (LOC) - Offence u/ss 406, 498-A, 34 IPC - Matrimonial dispute - Petitioners are sister-i, law and brother-i, law of complainant - Petitioner no.1 is a married lady having two children - Main allegations are against complainant's husband, father-i, law..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 468 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 406 IPC - Limitation - Offence u/ss 498-A, 406 IPC carry a maximum sentence of 3 years - Starting point of limitation for such offences begins from the last act of cruelty alleged to have been committed by husband or his relatives on the wife...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 468, 482 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 406 IPC - Wife turned out of matrimonial home in 2006 and complaint lodged in 2012 - As per S.468 Cr.P.C., complaint was barred by limitation - More so, Investigating Officer gave a negative final report detailing strong and cogent reasons for discarding the..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 34 -- Cruelty - Serious allegations of harassing complainant with demand of dowry was made against accused along with his family members - Besides this, allegation of forcing complainant to indulge in unnatural sex was also made against accused - More so, accused solemnized three..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, 320, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 498A -- Quashing of FIR - Matrimonial dispute - Compromise - Compromise arrived at without any kind of pressure, threat or undue influence and statement of petitioners in respect of compromise also recorded - FIR alongwith all consequential proceedings quashed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438(2), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406 -- Anticipatory bail - Imposition of a condition to produce bank guarantee of Rs.20 lacs - Condition is onerous and thus deleted...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 438, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 406, 498A, 494 -- Anticipatory bail - Petitioner repeatedly joined the investigation - Challan already presented and nothing to be recovered from the petitioner - Complainant has changed stance before High Court - Without expressing any opinion on merits of case, interim bail granted made..........
