Case Note & Summary
The matter arises from a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 filed by four petitioners seeking quashing of proceedings in C.C. No. 285 of 2021 pending before the III Additional Civil Judge & JMFC, Hospet, Bellary. The petitioners are the mother-in-law, father-in-law, and two sisters-in-law of the complainant, who was married to accused No. 1. The marriage took place on 21-12-2018 at Hospet. The complainant alleged that she was subjected to cruelty and torture by her husband, leading to the registration of a complaint on 21-10-2019 for offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The police investigated and filed a charge sheet against all accused, including the petitioners. The petitioners contended that they were not living with the couple, had no role in the alleged torture, and were falsely implicated. The respondents argued that the petitioners instigated the husband and that the matter required trial. The court framed the sole issue whether the proceedings against the petitioners should be allowed to continue. The court extracted the complaint in Kannada and noted that the narration in the complaint would unmistakably lead to the inference that the allegations or events... The judgment text is incomplete, and the final order is not available in the provided excerpt.
Issue of Consideration
Whether the proceedings against the petitioners can be permitted to be continued in the subject crime?
Law Points
- Quashing of criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC
- Dowry harassment
- Cruelty
- In-laws implication
- No specific allegations
- Separate residence
