Ekta Taneja v. State of U.P. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
An application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of criminal prosecutions for bigamy and cheating. The court noted prior legal proceedings and a decree but reserved the decision to apply Section 13 Chh генw maintenance ordinance.
What the court decided
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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:100674
Court No. - 70
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 1769 of 2023
Applicant :- Ekta Taneja Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Arvind Prabodh Dubey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.
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Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the applicant is entitled to a quashing of criminal proceedings under Section 13 Chh генw fookg.
Whether a conjugal relationship existed between the applicant and the accused prior to marriage under Section 494 IPC.
Whether res judicata bars the quashing of the present petition given the earlier decree.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Ekta Taneja
- respondent
State Of U.P.
Coram
Shekhar Kumar Yadav
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · May
- Registered
- Case no.
- A482/1769/2023
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