Supreme Court of India

Bhushan Kumar Meen v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 10 S.C.R. 844
Bench Altamas Kabir, Cyriac Joseph and Surinder Singh Nijjar JJ.
Decided 2 September 2011

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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: s. 482 - Petition seeking to quash criminal proceedings - Complaint by wife against her husband alleging commission of offence punishable uls 498A - Women's Cell reporting that nothing had come out from the inquiry ta prove 0 the demand of dowry and issuance of threat - Subsequently, FIR registered - Petition of husband seeking to quash the FIR dismissed by High Court - Held: From the entire records available, it is clear that the complaint made by the wife did not make out a prima facie case to go to trial uls.498- /PC - The single Judge of the High Court

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