Supreme Court of India
Geddam Jhansi & Anr. v. The State of Telangana & Ors.
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For the aforesaid reason, preservation of family relationship has always been emphasised upon.
Judgment, page 19
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether the criminal proceedings against the appellant(s) under Sections 498A, 506, Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 4, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961; Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 ought to be quashed. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Quashing – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.498A, 506 – Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 – ss.3, 4 – Complainant made specific allegations against her husband and her mother-in-law for demand of dowry and harassment – However, as regards the appellants (complainant’s mother-in-law’s younger sister and her
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