Supreme Court of India

Lata Singh v. State of U.P. and Anr.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 350

Bench Ashok Bhan and Markandey Katju JJ.

Decided 7 July 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that no offence was committed by any of the accused and the whole criminal case in question is an abuse of the process D of the Court as well as of the administrative machinery at the instance of the petitioner's brothers who were only furious because the petitioner married outside her caste.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Abuse of the process of Law-Inter-caste marriage by major girl Brothers of the girl assaulted and humiliated the family and harmed the property ofthe husband of the girl--Relatives of the husband arrested and detained in jail by the police on complaint from the brothers of the girl-On Intervention of Women Commission and National Human Rights Commission, final report by Police that no offence was committed by the accused-Committal of case by Magistrate for trial despite the final report and statement of the girl that she had married of her own free will-High Court, in petition for quashing

Where later benches applied it

2021 Laxmibai Chandaragi& Anr. v. The State of Karnatka & Ors. relied on
2016 Vikas Yadav v. State of U.P. and Ors. Etc. Etc. relied on
2016 Anita Kushwaha v. Pushap Sudan relied on
2014 In Re: Gang Rape on Orders of Community Panchayat v. In Re: Gang Rape on Orders of Community Panchayat relied on
2011 Bhagwan Dass v. State(nct) of Delhi relied on
2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2018 Shakti Vahini v. Union of India and Others referred to
2017 Santhini v. Vijaya Venketesh referred to
2013 Indra Sarma v. V.K.V. Sarma referred to
2010 Bharatha Matha & Anr. v. R. Vijaya Renganathan & Ors. referred to

Of those, 5 relied on · 5 referred to

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