Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 380 · Decided 8 July 2010
Vijeta Gajra v. State of NCT of Delhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 380 · [2010] 7 S.C.R. 1150
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1182/2010
- Decided
- 8 July 2010
- Bench
- V.S. SIRPURKAR, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 406; CrPC Section 482; Constitution Article 482
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: C ss.498A, 406 - FIR lodged against appellant under s.498A and s.406 - Quashing of FIR sought on the ground that appellant was not related to the family of complainant or her husband - Held: Appellant should not be tried for offence under s.498A - Reference to the word 'relative' the blood relations or the relations by marriage - However, FIR in respect of s.406 is not quashed in view of the allegations made - Protection given to the appellant that no coercive steps be taken against her - Crime against Women. E F The complainant filed an FIR against the appellant under
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