2012 Supreme(Raj) 1256
SANDEEP MEHTA
Gopal Lal Sharma – Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan – Respondent
Advocates:
For the Petitioner:Suresh Kumbhat and Sheetal Kumbhat, Advocate.
For the Respondent:Mrs. Chandralekha, Advocate.
JUDGMENT
1. - The present misc. petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the proceedings going on against him in the court of the learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Makrana in Criminal Case No.120/2008 and being aggrieved by the order dated 17.01.2009 passed by the learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Makrana framing the charges against the petitioner for offence under Section 498A IPC as affirmed in revision by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Parbatsar by his order dated 25.07.2009 in Criminal Revision No.18/2009.
2. Assailing the proceedings going on against the petitioner, the principal ground of challenge which has been canvassed by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that none of the causes of action for trying the petitioner for offence under Section 498A IPC has arisen in the territorial jurisdiction of the court of Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Makrana because as per the highest allegation of the complainant in her complaint as well as in the statement recorded under Section 161 Criminal Procedure Code all the alleged acts of cruelty have been stated to have been committed at her matrimonial home, which is at Murlipura Scheme, Jaipur. Thus,
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