Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1166 · Decided 8 October 1996
State of Orissa v. Sharat Chandra Sahu and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1166 · [1996] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 304
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 768/1996
- Decided
- 8 October 1996
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 494, 498A; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860: Ss. 494 and 498A--Bigamy and dowry harassment-Women's Commis- C sion sending the complaint of wife to police-Case against the husband for offences under ss. 494 and 498A registered and Charge-Sheet filed-Sub Divisional Magistrate framed charges on a petition u/s. 482 had r.,ot herself personally filed the complaint u/s. 494 its cognizance D could not have been taken by the Magistrate-Held, High Court erred in quashing the charge-Judgment of High Court to that exte.nt is set aside-Magistrate would proceed with the case. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: E Ss.
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