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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
Sayed Sarfaraz @ Seemab Hussain @ Simab Hussain, Son of Syed Tafazzul Hussain – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA, J.
1. Heard Mr. P.N. Shahi, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Rakesh Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing for complainant/O.P. No.2.
2. The present application has been preferred on behalf of the petitioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (in short ‘CrPC’) for quashing of the cognizance order dated 15.05.2023 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Patna City, in connection with C.A. 83 of 2023 dated 19.01.2023, whereby the learned Jurisdictional Magistrate has taken cognizance for the offences under Section 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. That the prosecution case is based upon a written complaint filed by the Opposite Party No. 2/complainant, namely, Dilkash Ghazala, alleging therein that the marriage of the petitioner with the O.P. No. 2 was finalized in October 2022 and the expenses incurred in the preparation was around Rs. 11,00,000/-(Rupees Eleven Lakhs only). The date of marriage was fixed for 24.12.2022 and the place of marriage was decided to be Hotel Windsor and the expense incurred for booking the hotel came upto Rs. 2,00,000/-. It is further alleged that the petitio
Absence of intent to cheat at the inception negates the elements of the offence under Section 420 IPC, resulting in the quashing of the cognizance order.
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General allegations against in-laws in matrimonial disputes require specific accusations to avoid quashing of FIR under Section 482, Cr.P.C.
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A settlement reached during mediation regarding dowry-related offences may lead to quashing of cognizance orders to prevent abuse of court processes.
Delay in lodging a complaint can bar cognizance of offences under IPC if not properly explained, and allegations must meet statutory criteria for the offences charged.
A breach of promise to marry cannot be considered a false promise unless the maker had no intention of upholding it. Section 493 IPC requires the victim to have a belief of lawful marriage and cohabi....
Promise of marriage must be established as false from the outset to vitiate consent; refusal to marry after a consensual relationship does not constitute a crime under IPC.
For summoning of an accused, prima facie case is to be made out on the basis of allegations in complaint and pre-summoning evidence led by complainant.
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