Smt Shakuntala Devi v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 528 BNSS quashing application dismissed by Allahabad High Court (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J., decided 12.05.2026); charge-sheet No. 285/2016 dated 18.12.2016; Case Crime No. 697/2016; Sections 498A and 304B IPC; Sections 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act; dowry death; suicide by hanging; CDR not collected; sole eyewitness not examined; no ante-mortem injuries; ST No. 50 of 2017; ACJM FTC-01 Allahabad; P.S. Dhoomanganj, District Prayagraj; State of U.P.; Smt Shakuntala Devi.
What did the court decide?
The cognizance/summoning order passed by the lower court is based on due consideration, is reasoned and proper, and suffers from no manifest irregularity, impropriety or jurisdictional error; the application is therefore fit to be dismissed. ¶¶21