Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 334 · Decided 6 March 2009

Samira Khanum v. MD. Afsar Towheed and Anr

Court: Supreme Court of India
Citation: 2009 INSC 334 · [2009] 4 S.C.R. 112
Case number: CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 450/2009
Decided: 6 March 2009
Bench: ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
Outcome: Appeal(s) allowed
Case type: Criminal
Acts & sections cited: IPC Section 498; CrPC Section 482

Headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure. 1973 - s.482 - Complaint u/ss. 498-A and 406 IPC and ulss. 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition C Act - Application for quashing the proceedings - Allowed by High Court- On appeal, held: High Court order passed without indicating any basis or reason for exercising jurisdiction remitted to High Court for consideration afresh - Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 498-A and 406 - Dowry D Prohibition Act. 1961 - ss. 3 and 4. Appellant filed a complaint case u/ss. 498-A and 406 IPC and u/ss. 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Directions were given to summon the respondents. E

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