Jita @ Jagpta @ Jokhna and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 482 CrPC quashing petition; summoning order dated 19.11.2022; Complaint Case No. 1389 of 2019; Sections 498A, 323, 504 IPC; Section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act; P.S. Mavai, District Ayodhya (Faizabad); applicants mother-in-law and father-in-law of opposite party no. 2; bald and general allegations; false implication of family members; Geeta Mehrotra v. State of U.P. 2012(10) ADJ 464; Kahkashan Kausar alias Sonam v. State of Bihar (2022) 6 SCC 599; interim stay of complaint proceedings qua applicants; notice to opposite party no. 2; counter affidavits; Rajeev Bharti, J.; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; decided 6 November 2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim relief only: till the next date of listing, proceedings of Complaint Case No. 1389 of 2019 to remain stayed so far as the present applicants are concerned; notice issued to opposite party no. 2 (steps within a week) and counter affidavits permitted from the learned A.G.A. and counsel for opposite party no. 2 in the meantime. No final decision rendered on the prayer to quash.