Legal Question in Family Law in India
Dowry & Domestic violence
May I permitted to file
a FIR u/s 498 A in multiple places or multiple provinces i.e
in my native place at Pune , in
my in-law place at Delhi and
in my husband's working place
at Bangalore ? Secondly , may I file a complain of torture & domestic violence to the
higher authority of my husband's office and also a
complains to the district magistrate/collector of the area of my husband's working place ?
Yours Sincerly.
5 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Dowry & Domestic violence
As regard the filing of FIR u/s 498 the jurisdiction will lie to the said court where cause of arose i.e. where your husband tortured you and caused domestic violence
As regard making complaint by you to the husband's office there is no bar. For further query contect me.
Re: Dowry & Domestic violence
498A relates to torture by husband and/or family. As such, it has to be filed at a place where such torture was allegedly committed.
Nothing stops you from filig a comlaint with the higher authorities of your husband' office and/or the district magistrate etc.
Re: Dowry & Domestic violence
Please confine yourself to any of the places you choose for the entire litigation. you should file a criminal case and the case under domestic violence act at one place. FIRs at multiple places may weaken your case; it will appear as if your complaint is not genuine and that you just want to harass your husband for some other reason. please restrict yourself to one place.
Re: Dowry & Domestic violence
To all your query there is only one reply that you file complaint u/s. 498-A/406 IPC at your convenient place FOR TORTURE/HARASSMENT and also to get back your istridhan articles then made complaint to the higher authority of your husban.Take advise of advocate of your vicinity.For any other query you may call me.
Re: Dowry & Domestic violence
you can file complaint u/s. 498-A/406 IPC, wherever u want, but ONLY AT ONE PLACE. you can also complain to higher authority of your husband besides taking help from women organisations. Take advise of advocate of your vicinity.For any other query you may call me.
it is requested that if your inlaws and husband is innocent then please dont spoil your life and try to reunite in place of making things bitter.