IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S).5467 OF 2024 (ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (CRIMINAL) NO(S). 4604/2022)
DR. SAROJ KAW APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR. RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
1. Despite service of notice, none appears for the second
respondent.
2. Leave granted.
3. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the appellant and the
learned counsel appearing for the first respondent-State.
4. The basic challenge by the appellant before the High Court was
to an order passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate by which on a
private complaint filed by the second respondent, summons were
issued to the appellant (accused No.3) and accused no.4 for the
offences punishable under Sections 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal
Code, 1860 (for short, “the IPC”). The summons were issued to
accused no.1 for the offences punishable under Sections 354B and
323 of the IPC. Accused No.1 in the complaint filed by the second
respondent is her father. Accused No.3 (present appellant) is her
father’s sister.
5. We have carefully perused the complaint filed by the second
respondent. The complaint alleges offences punishable under
Sections 406, 420, 354, 354A, 354B, 494, 376, 504, 506 and 511 of
the IPC. In the complaint, we find that not even a general
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allegation has been made against the ...