Supreme Court of India · 2009-02-19
Sundar Babu & Ors vs State Of Tamil Nadu
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SC (SUPP) 2087
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sundar Babu & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Tamil Nadu
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- P. Sathasivam, Lokeshwar Singh Panta, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the validity of a complaint filed under Section 498A IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The Court reiterated that the High Court's jurisdiction under Section 482 is limited and can only be exercised in cases where the allegations do not constitute an offence or are inherently improbable. The Court found that the complaint did disclose a prima facie case, thus affirming the High Court's decision to reject the petition.