Daughter-in-Law’s False Dowry Case Quashed by Karnataka HC Judge
A single-judge bench of K.S. Mudagal, J. from the Karnataka High Court has criticized a daughter-in-law for filing a false dowry case against her mother-in-law and subsequently quashed the FIR lodged against the petitioner.
In this case, a criminal writ petition was filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) seeking the quashing of an FIR and chargesheet filed against the petitioner (mother-in-law) and her son by the daughter-in-law (complainant). The charges were related to alleged offences 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 petitioner was not residing with her son and the complainant daughter-in-law at the time of the alleged incidents, thereby dismissing the possibility of her involvement in the harassment alleged by the complainant.
The court also considered the fact that the complainant’s claim regarding cash and gold exchanged during her marriage did not establish complicity on the part of the petitioner. Furthermore, the geographical mismatch between the petitioner’s residence in a remote area of Andhra Pradesh and the jurisdiction of the Davanagere Women Police Station, where the case was filed, was also highlighted.
Consequently, the court deemed the proceedings against the petitioner as an abuse of the legal process and a potential failure of justice. The petition by the mother-in-law was upheld, and all proceedings against her were quashed.
This decision underscores the importance of substantiated claims and appropriate legal forums in addressing matrimonial disputes, thereby ensuring fair and just outcomes under the law.
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