Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 306 IPC - Compromise between parties - It enhances social amity and reduces friction - It truly is finest hour of justice - FIR quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 306 -- Police lapses in investigation - Director General Police directed to get the matter investigated/inquired and promptly take appropriate action in accordance with law - Action taken report be submitted to High Court within six months - Accused acquitted - Strained relations between husband and wife - Accused used to cause..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, 177, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- -Territorial jurisdiction - Quashing of charge-sheet - Wife forced to leave matrimonial home and to live with parents at Dehradun - Demand of dowry continued on phone calls by the husband and father-i, law - Held, Court at..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 202, 204, 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Summoning order - Detailed reasons not required to be given - Process can be issued if Court is satisfied that there is sufficient ground for proceeding against the accused...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178, 179 -- Jurisdiction - Dowry demand - Ill treatment and cruelty - Wife coming to live with parents - Court at the place where parents live has jurisdiction to entertain prosecution u/s 498-A IPC and S.4 of Dowry Prohibition Act...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A -- Dowry death - Parents - Aged 79 & 74 - Demand of dowry at this old age does not stand to reason - Acquitted...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 306 -- Dowry death - Suicide at matrimonial home within three years of marriage - At the time of marriage there was no demand of dowry - 20 days prior to the occurrence demand of scooter was made - Parents of husband aged 79 & 74 - Demand of dowry at this old age does not stand to reason - Parents acquitted - Four days prior to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177 -- Office u/ss 498-A, 406 IPC - Jurisdiction - Statement of complainant that she and her husband were having dowry items jointly at Delhi - Not a case that dowry articles were entrusted to husband at Kota - Wife was beaten at Delhi and her dowry articles were retained at Delhi and not..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 320,482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 498A,323,504,506 -- Compounding of offence - Offence u/ss 307, 498-A, 323, 504 & 506 IPC - Parties compromised - S.320 Cr.P.C. does not limit power of High Court u/s 482 Cr.P.C. - S.320 Cr.P.C. is not a bar to exercise power of quashing - Proceedings quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 323, 504, 506, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 323, 504 & 506 IPC and Ss.3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act - Applicant Nos.3 to 6 are mother-in-law, unmarried sister-in-law, aunt (sister of father-in-law) - It is highly improbable that the applicants had accompanied..........
