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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C. PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
JESSY JAMES – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. allegations of cruelty must be specific to substantiate charges under ipc. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. court acknowledges the lack of response from the defacto complainant. (Para 4) |
| 3. vague allegations do not justify continued prosecution; they can be an abuse of court process. (Para 6) |
ORDER
Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2026 The accused Nos. 3 to 5 involved in C.C. No. 2548 of 2023 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court -I, Chengannur, arising out of Crime No. 885 of 2013 of Mannar police station, have filed this Crl.M.C. under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., praying for quashing all further proceedings against them. The offence alleged against the petitioners along with the other accused persons is under Section 498A r/w 34 of the IPC .
2. The prosecution case is that the 1st accused, being the husband of the defacto complainant and the other accused persons, being his relatives subjected her to cruelty both physically and mentally, on the ground of dowry and thereby they are alleged to have committed the aforesaid offence.
3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, there is no specific allegations against the petitioners so as to make
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