A single-judge bench led by Justice K.S. Mudagal of the Karnataka High Court criticized a daughter-in-law for filing a false dowry case against her mother-in-law, leading to the quashing of the FIR against the mother-in-law.
In this case, the mother-in-law (MIL) filed a criminal writ petition under Section 482 of the CrPC, seeking to quash the FIR and chargesheet filed by her daughter-in-law. The charges were related to offenses under Sections 498A and 114 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
Upon reviewing the evidence, the court noted that the mother-in-law did not even live with her son and daughter-in-law. Therefore, she could not have harassed the complainant (daughter-in-law). The complainant had only mentioned that cash and gold were given at the time of her marriage, but the court observed that there was no proof these were given at the mother-in-law’s request. Additionally, the court pointed out that the complainant chose an inappropriate forum, filing the case in Davanagere Women’s Police Station even though the mother-in-law resided in a remote part of Andhra Pradesh.
The court concluded that the case against the mother-in-law was an abuse of the judicial process and allowing it to continue would undermine the justice system. Thus, the court quashed the proceedings against the mother-in-law.
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