Supreme Court of India · 2019-04-09
NEETU ARORA vs VIKRAM ARORA .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2010/29149
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- NEETU ARORA
- Respondent
- VIKRAM ARORA .
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdictional issue regarding a woman's ability to file a complaint under Section 498A IPC after leaving her matrimonial home due to cruelty. The Court noted conflicting opinions from previous judgments, with some cases indicating that if no cruelty occurs at the parental home, jurisdiction lies with the matrimonial home, while others allow for jurisdiction at the parental home if the consequences of cruelty are felt there. The matter was referred to a larger bench for clarification on this legal question.