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SATYENDRA KUMAR SINGH
Sitaram – Appellant
Versus
State of M. P. – Respondent
ORDER
1. This petition under section 482 of Cr.P.C. has been preferred for quashment of FIR bearing Crime No.49/2021 registered at police station Mahila Thana, Agar Malwa, District Agar Malwa against the applicants for the offence punishable under sections 294, 323/34 and 498-A of IPC and also subsequent criminal proceedings pending against them.
2. Factual matrix giving rise to the instant case for just and proper adjudication of this petition are that applicants' son Rahul Ahirwar was married to the non-applicant No.2/complainant around three years back on 24.4.2019, as per Hindu rites and rituals. Complainant's father had given all the things of household according to his status. Applicants and their son co-accused Rahul initially treated the complainant well but thereafter, they started taunting her regarding dowry and told her to bring Rs.10.00 lacs from her father in order to purchase a plot at Ujjain Road. They also told her to bring jewellery and when the complainant denied saying her father is a retired person and unable to arrange that much amount, applicants told her to go back to her parents house and they will remarry their son. On 3.11.2021, at the time of Diwali, when
The efficacy of dowry harassment claims requires specific allegations; generic accusations against relatives may lead to quashing of charges.
The pendency of a civil proceeding does not automatically end a criminal proceeding, and specific allegations of harassment and demand of dowry warrant further investigation.
Section 498A of IPC (Section 85 of BNS) is often being misused and Court must guard against it – Making vague and generalised allegations during matrimonial conflicts, if not scrutinized, will lead t....
General allegations without specific incidents are insufficient to establish criminal liability under Section 498A IPC, necessitating more detailed evidence of harassment or cruelty.
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