Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 393 · Decided 9 May 2014
Swapnil and Others v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 393 · [2014] 7 S.C.R. 437
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1144/2014
- Decided
- 9 May 2014
- Bench
- S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, KURIAN JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 506, 34, 4; CrPC Section 482; Hindu Marriage Act Section 9
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - ss.498A and 506 Part II - Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961- s.4 - Police complaint dated C 02.05.2012 filed by wife against husband and in-laws (appellants) making allegations of dowry harassment, and of criminal intimidation on 30. 04. 2012 - Charges framed against appellants /PC and s.4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - High Court declined to D exercise jurisdiction u/s. 482 CrPC for quashing the proceedings - On appeal, held: The wife was living separately since April, 2011 and hence, no question of any beating by the appellants as alleged by her - Even
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