The Delhi High Court has quashed FIR No. 774/2015 of Police Station Dabri against Hari Govind under Sections 498A, 406 and 354 read with Section 34 IPC, holding that continuing the case would serve no useful purpose after the spouses settled for Rs 11.7 lakh through mediation, divorced by mutual consent and the complainant said she had no objection.
The Delhi High Court has dismissed Poonam Tanwar’s challenge to a 2012 revisional order discharging her in-laws under Section 498A and all accused under Section 406 IPC, holding the accused-wise view was reasonably open, while disapproving the Sessions Judge’s reasoning on the car variant, her return to the matrimonial home and women implicating relatives.
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court, on Tuesday, criticized the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for initiating a money laundering investigation against a real estate developer without proper grounds. The court imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on the ED and the complainant, asserting that central agencies cannot misuse their authority to harass citizens.
