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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
L.VICTORIA GOWRI
Vivek – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Madurai – Respondent
ORDER :
L. VICTORIA GOWRI, J.
Prologue:
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed invoking the inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking quashment of the final report filed in C.C.No.1496 of 2024 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Additional Mahila Court, Madurai. The petitioner stands arrayed as the sole accused for the alleged offences under Sections 498-A and 506(i) IPC.
2. The present case projects a familiar yet delicate intersection between disputed marital claims, allegations of emotional exploitation, and the limited scope of interference by this Court at the stage of cognizance. While the petitioner seeks to portray the entire prosecution as a fabricated attempt to blackmail him and obstruct his proposed marriage with another woman, the prosecution and the defacto complainant contend that the petitioner, after having entered into a marital relationship with the second respondent, abandoned and threatened her while suppressing the said relationship.
3. The issue that therefore arises for consideration is not whether the petitioner would ultimately be convicted, but whether the materials collec
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Criminal proceedings cannot substitute civil remedies, especially based on vague allegations without substantial proof.
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Charges under Section 495 IPC cannot be maintained without a complaint from the aggrieved party, and civil court findings on marriage validity are binding on criminal courts.
In matrimonial disputes, vague allegations against relatives cannot sustain criminal charges; specific evidence is required to proceed.
The acceptance of a spouse in a marriage, despite prior marital status, can establish the relationship necessary for criminal charges under Section 498A IPC.
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