Apni Law Staff asked 1 year ago
I’m a government employee. My wife filed a dowry harassment case against me, my three married sisters, brother-in-law, and mother. She claimed I harassed her for dowry by:
1. Registering a car in my wife’s brother’s name a month after marriage.
2. Giving Rs. 50,000 during my heart attack, which she demanded.
3. Demanding Rs. 10 lakh for our two-year-old daughter.
Can the FIR be quashed because:
1. The Seoni court has no jurisdiction as my wife never lived in Seoni, only five months in Delhi out of three years of marriage.
2. She has been living with her parents for the past one and a half years.
3. The complaint was filed one and a half years after she moved back to her parents’ home.
Best Answer
Apni Law Staff answered 1 year ago
The FIR may not be quashed based on jurisdiction alone. While the wife’s residence in Seoni is relevant, the alleged harassment and your connection to Seoni are also factors. The delayed complaint and the wife’s living arrangements with her parents may be considered in assessing the merits of the case but don’t automatically lead to quashing the FIR.
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