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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
Mali Subbiah Son Of Late Mahalingam Sidhambaram – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka – Respondent
ORDER :
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR, J.
In this petition, petitioner – husband seeks quashing of the impugned proceedings in C.C.No.50676/2023 arising out of Crime No.258/2022 registered by the 1st respondent – Police for offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC on the file of the XXIX ACMM, Mayo Hall, Bangalore, initiated by the 2nd respondent – wife against the petitioner.
2. The brief facts giving rise to the present petition are as under:-
The petitioner – accused and 2nd respondent – complainant got married in USA on 19.10.1999 and they have two children from out of their wedlock. In the year 2002, all of them relocated to Bangalore and are residing here. On 16.09.2022, the petitioner instituted divorce proceedings in M.C.No.5728/2022 against the 2nd respondent for a decree for divorce and other reliefs and the said proceedings which are contested by the 2nd respondent, who filed her statement of objections on 05.11.2022 are pending adjudication before the Family Court. Subsequently, the 2nd respondent filed the impugned complaint on 08.11.2022 which was registered as an FIR in Crime No.258/2022 against the petitioner- accused No.1 and one Shilpa K.P. – accused No.2 for the alleged offe
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Dowry offences – Relatives of husband should not be roped in on the basis of omnibus allegations unless specific instances of their involvement in crime are made out.
(1) False implication by way of general omnibus allegations made in course of matrimonial dispute, if left unchecked would result in misuse of process of law.(2) A criminal trial leading to an eventu....
The court established that specific allegations are necessary to sustain a charge under Section 498A IPC, preventing misuse of the provision in matrimonial disputes.
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