Prosecution U/s 498A IPC And Dowry Prohibition Act Not Sustainable When The Complaint Is Filed Long After Divorce: SC [Read Order]

‘Where the complainant approaches with a case that there has been a divorce long back i.e. four years ago before filing of the FIR, section 498A of IPC in terms would not be attracted.’The Supreme Court has held that prosecution under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, is not sustainable when the complaint is filed long after...