Supreme Court on Dowry Case: On Thursday, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition of a woman, in which she challenged the order to cancel criminal proceedings against her separated husband and in -laws. A bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Vinod Chandran of Justice found the case that there was incompatibility in the statements of the woman and there were no specific allegations of physical violence. The court commented that the woman’s complaint and the statements made before the magistrate lacking clarity, which was considered to be the misuse of the judicial process.
The woman was married in the family of a former Governor of Bihar, and she accused her husband and in -laws of cruelty. However, the Supreme Court said that it is not appropriate to pursue criminal proceedings based on unclear and general allegations. The court emphasized that such petitions misuse the legal process, especially when there is a lack of concrete evidence. It is clear from this decision that the Supreme Court takes a strict stand on false or vague allegations.
Allahabad High Court canceled criminal proceedings
The Supreme Court did not find any evidence that confirmed the allegations of the woman. The Supreme Court said, “The petitioner had taken the opposite stance and the complaint and statement before the magistrate has discrepancies, which motivates us to conclude that the proceedings are a clear misuse of the court process, as the High Court has accepted.”
The Allahabad High Court had canceled criminal proceedings, as the husband and his parents living separately moved the court against the summons of the subordinate court.
Received under Section-3 and Char of 1961
The woman’s case was registered under Section 498A (domestic violence), 325 (deliberately hurting serious injuries) and 506 (criminal intimidation) and section-three of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The woman was married on 11 December 2019.
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