Section 198A

Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

  • Act 2 of 1974
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure.

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    1[No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1960) except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister or by her fathers or mothers brother or sister or, with the leave of the Court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.]

Notes

1. Ins. by Act 46 of 1983, s. 5 (w.e.f. 25-12-1983).

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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