Priyanka Jaiswal vs State Of Jharkhand

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2024 Supreme(SC) 402

B. R. GAVAI, ARAVIND KUMAR, SANDEEP MEHTA
Priyanka Jaiswal – Appellant
Versus
State Of Jharkhand – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Ms. Anjana Prakaash, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sameer Kumar, AOR Mr. Niraj Dubey, Adv. Mr. Pradum Kumar, Adv. Mr. Anuj Prakash, Adv. Ms. Somi Sharma, Adv. Mr. Shah Rukh Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Mandeep Baisala, Adv. Mr. Shahrukh Ahmed, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. H. K. Chaturvedi, AOR Mrs. Anjali Chaturvedi, Adv. Mr. Sagar Chaturvedi, Adv. Ms. Megha Chaturvedi, Adv. Mr. Ramaditya Jadon, Adv. Mr. Vishnu Sharma, Adv. Ms. Madhusmita Bora, AOR Mr. Dipankar Singh, Adv. Mrs. Anupama Sharma, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

Aravind Kumar, J.

1. Heard.

2. Leave granted

3. The complainant/informant is calling in question the order dated 16.06.2022 passed by the High Court of Jharkhand in Cr.M.P No.1291 of 2021 whereby the proceedings initiated against respondent Nos. 3 to 8 herein, for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 498A, 504 and 506 IPC read with Section 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (hereafter referred to as ‘DP Act’) and the non-bailable warrants issued against them came to be quashed.

4. Facts in brief leading to filing of this appeal can be crystallised as under:

5. The marriage between the appellant and the respondent No. 8 came to be solemnised under the Special Marriages Act on 05.10.2018 at Kolkata and as per the prevalent customs on 18.01.2019 at Jamshedpur. As respondent No. 8 was residing at Germany, appellant travelled with her husband to Frankfurt-Germany on 03.02.2019. The grievance of the appellant was that her father-in-law and mother-in-law (respondent Nos. 3 and 4) were complaining of not having brought sufficient dowry and she was abused for the said reason. Though she had returned to India for short stay, she is said to have travelled back to Germany a

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2024 Supreme(SC) 402

B. R. GAVAI, ARAVIND KUMAR, SANDEEP MEHTAPriyanka Jaiswal – AppellantVersusState Of Jharkhand – Respondent

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B. R. GAVAI, ARAVIND KUMAR, SANDEEP MEHTA
Priyanka Jaiswal – Appellant
Versus
State Of Jharkhand – Respondent