498A quash judgement 23.03.2022 – Karnataka High Court – Omnibus allegations made against the sister-in-law. FIR Quashed.
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Smt. Shilpa vs State By Magadi Road Police on 23.03.2022
498A quash judgement 23.03.2022 – In this article, the Karnataka High Court has held that the allegations made against the sister-in-law are general and omnibus in nature. As it is clear from reading the complaint that majorly the allegations are made against the husband and the parents-in-law. But the allegations against the petitioner is made without quoting any specific incident which would attract the provisions of section 498A IPC. And the petitioner is dragged in the criminal proceedings just to take vengeance. Therefore, the Karnataka High Court has quashed the petition against all the petitioners.
Case Brief – 498A
quash judgement 23.03.2022
Prior to the marriage of the wife with the husband, the husband along
with his parents and the petitioners i.e.; the sister-in-law of the wife had
come to the wife’s home and raised a demand of 300 grams of gold and Rs.3 lakhs
cash, as dowry and wife’s father agreed to give Rs.2 lakhs of gold.
Accordingly, the couple got engaged on 07.02.2014. And the wife got
married to the husband on 08.03.2015 as per the rules and customs of their
religion. After the marriage, the wife started to reside at her matrimonial home
along with the parents-in-law.
There the husband, the parents-in-law, and the sister-in-law started to harass
the wife physically and mentally by demanding additional dowry. The wife
further stated that the parents-in-law and the sister-in-law did not allow the husband,
to stay with her until she pays Rs.50 lakhs as dowry.
Again on 17.05.2015, all these family members demanded Rs.15 lakhs and that’s
when the wife came to her parent’s home and informed them about this. Again on
23.05.2015 the family members came to the wife’s home and informed her that the
wife requires counseling as she is suffering from a psychiatric problem and
returned without taking the wife back to the matrimonial home.
Later the wife along with her mother went to her matrimonial home, but they
didn’t even allow her to enter the home and throw her out of the home, and even
tried to squeeze her neck.
Therefore, the panchayath was also held on 07.05.2015 and 09.06.2015 but
the family members did not mend his way. Thereafter in the month of Ashada, her
parents brought her back to the matrimonial home, and thereafter the
parents-in-law came and threw her out of the home.
The wife lodged a complaint, for the same registered by Magadi Road
Police Station, Bengaluru, on 25.06.2015.
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Arguments – 498A quash judgement 23.03.2022
The advocate for the petitioner contended that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner except an omnibus statement made against the petitioner as she resides in Kerala.
The petitioner is residing with her husband and son in Kerala and recently her husband went abroad the petitioner is also preparing to go abroad along with her husband. The wife has falsely included the petitioner's name which amounts to abuse of the process of law. In support of his contentions, the advocate relied on the landmark judgment of Supreme court Kahkashan Kausar @ Sonam and Others v State of Bihar and Others.
On the other hand, the other advocate objected that there is averments made in the complaint that the petitioner and other family members joined the mother-in-law and harassed the wife and there is sufficient material placed on record to frame the charges.
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Court
Opinion - 498A quash judgement
23.03.2022
On reading the statements of the complainant of course there are
specific allegations made against the husband and the parents-in-law. However,
in the entire complaint, only the name of the petitioner is added as sister-in-law
stating her an accused.
Specifically, there are no averments against the petitioner for having
committed any harassment for the wife individually or abating the other accused
to commit any such offence, the allegation against the other accused attracts
the offence under Section 498A and 323 of abusing her in filthy language and
harassment.
There are no specific averments against the petitioner. The allegation
made against this petitioner does not fall under any offences.
Admittedly, the entire statement of the wife is against the husband and
her parents-in-law and omnibus statement stating that the present petitioner is
also present and committed offence along with other accused.
Therefore, it isn’t acceptable that the petitioner also harassed the
complainant physically and mentally and demanded dowry or additional dowry. Hence,
conducting a trial against the petitioner will be an abuse of the process of law.
Hence the proceedings are liable to be quashed.
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Conclusion - 498A
quash judgement 23.03.2022
In this article, the Karnataka High Court has held that general and omnibus
allegations are made against the petitioner i.e.;
sister-in-law without quoting any specific allegations. It is clear from
reading the complaint that majorly the allegations are made against the husband
and the sister-in-law. The allegations made against the sister-in-law were
made just to make her suffer through the criminal proceedings.
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