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november 2004

Supreme Court of India · 2004-11-05

RUCHI AGARWAL vs AMIT KUMAR AGRAWAL .

Citation / case number
SC 2003/13647
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
RUCHI AGARWAL
Respondent
AMIT KUMAR AGRAWAL .
Author
SANTOSH HEGDE
Bench
N.SANTOSH HEGDE & S.B.SINHA

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's quashing of the criminal complaint under Sections 498A, 323, and 506 IPC, along with Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, was justified due to lack of territorial jurisdiction. The Court noted that a compromise had been reached in a divorce petition, wherein both parties agreed to withdraw all complaints against each other. The Court emphasized that the appellant did not formally withdraw the criminal complaint in question, thus upholding the High Court's decision to transfer the investigation to the appropriate jurisdiction.

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