Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 163 · Decided 8 February 2022
Kahkashan Kausar @ Sonam & ORS. v. State of Bihar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 163 · [2022] 1 S.C.R. 558
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 195/2022
- Decided
- 8 February 2022
- Bench
- S. ABDUL NAZEER, KRISHNA MURARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498, 498A, 34; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.498-A - Purpose of enactment of s.498- A and misuse of the said section - Discussed. Penal Code, 1860: s.498-A - Complaint against in-laws - Complainant alleged that 'all accused harassed her mentally and her pregnancy' - No specific and distinct allegations made against either of the accused i.e., none of the appellants were attributed any specific role in furtherance of the general allegations made against them - Allegations were, therefore, general and omnibus and can
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