Kushal Kumar Gupta & another Vs. Mala Gupta
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Head Note
Indian Penal Code,1860 - Section 406 , Section 498-A , The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Section 482
Application dismissed - Section 181 CrPC - Maintainability of complaint - In question - The respondent filed a complaint against her father and mother-in-law, under Sections 406 and 498A - The petitioners filed the application for quashing of the proceedings arising out of the complaint - Rejected - Hence, the petitsssion - Whether the learned Magistrate at Patiala had jurisdiction to entertain the complaint and to issue summons on the basis thereof - Yes - The complaint does indicate that a part of the cause of action arose in Patiala, thus attracting the provisions of Section 181(4) Cr.P.C. - Petition dismissed.
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