•\ ' \. -• '^ ..maH or CR.Bff.P. Wo. 247/2008 PBTjETIONBRS 1. 3. Uniesfa' ShuMa, aged abouf 40 years, sozi ofSh.li P.v Sii'ulda.^ . occupation1- Ad.vocacy, Prabhafc Sh.akla son of Jagdtsh SIi'akla., aged about 60 years, occapation (Sen<rice) (Retired) Raaikali wife of Prabhat Shukla, aged about 55 years, occupa.tion-hou.sewite All are resident of Parijat Colony^ Qtr. No. M-2 3^'ehru . Nagar, Bilaspur, Tali and Distt. Bilasp'ur (CG). Dmesh SImkla, aged abo'iit 42 -yeax^, soii „ of ^Prabfa.at SiruLkla, occupation- Ser^dce, R/o Ps-iijat Colozi}^ Nehra Nagsu', Bilaspur (CG), Smt. Pragya paodey, aged aDoiit 39 years, daug.ht.er 'o:f Shri Brafbhushaji Pandey^ Occupation-Teaclier, R/ o Matfipara., Saraiigarli, Tah., Saraiigarii, Distt. Rai.garh (CG). ywnmOM^^^Q^K.^.^^^^^^M^G[t-.^l^&—S^MMM£ PROCEDUHE CODE, ,1973. (SB :Hoa»MeMr. T.P.Sharma, J.| 4. VERSUS T^-y^^^^f-- i. i •^•«^^JLJ.^..* Sliri Ratiie-sh Kumar Agrawal, Advocate for the petitioners/ App.licajiits. None for tlie uon-applicaat/ respoiideiit, although ziotice has seivea. ORAL- ORDIiR 'JPassedon 31/01^2009) 1. This petifclon is'for quashjaient of the crmimal com.plam.t. pendmg before tlie Judicial Magisti'ate, First Class, Saraa.garh, iri, coiaplaiiit case No, 202/2008 Ibr the oflence purdsliable under Seotio-os 498 (A) aiid 417 of ·tl.ie Indiaii Peiial Code -OD. the ground fliat. fhe Court havmg juxisd-icti.on at - Sej.'ao.garh is. not co-mpetent to tty. tlie aforesadd cxiin-iiiai case. 2, Shri Rataesb. Kumar Agrawal, Advocate for the appMcaats are heard. 2^ 3, Noue appeai-s on behali' of the non-appMc^mit although notice iias beeu ser^ed asid power has been filed. 4, Leaiiied counsel for the applicaiite su.b-mits that accordnig to tlie copy ofcomplamt, stat-emeBt ofthe complamant/noii-applicant aiid sta.tem.e-nt of ofher witn.esses fhe. oile-nce pu.nishab.ie iinder Sections 498 (A) of" fhe liidiau Pen.al. Code com;.mitted wi.tb.in fh.e jurisdictioa of the Court situated at Bilaspiir but iiot within. fhe jurisdictiorial. Court situate-d at Sai'aiigarh. Distiict I^aigarh, 5, .Leanied couiisel fbr fhe appMcaiits lurther subniits tliat a.ccord.iiig to tte entire atlega.tion the non-app'Mcaut was m.arri.ed wi.th a.pplicant No. 1 aad she used to reside a.t B:ilaspur with the applicaii.t.s where they used to h.ara.ss aad commLittcd crueliy upon fhe non-appMcaii.t. /'fhe wita.esses of nou-a-pplicaiit are resident of Saraagarh onlY on the ground of present residence of HOB.-appMcaB.t tlie ca-se is not teyable by the Court situated cit Sarangarti. 6, On perzisal of the com.plamt aud stateiiieiit recordfed uuder Sections 200 and 202 of the Code of Crim.:mal Procedure, 1973 it reveals fhat aUeged tortu.re aad dem.aad relatiiig-to t3ie dowiy have bee'ii ma:de b.y tlie app.lican.ts at.Bila.spur aud not at Sai'angarh tii.erefo.re, ihc CoiMl sitiiate.d at Sai'ao.garh is not com.petexit to try the ca.se. Conseque.nt.ly, .fh.e crmiiiial, coixiplam.t No. 202/2008 Sm.t. Pragya Paodey Vs, Uniesh Shiikla aad otJiers pending befbre tlie Court of Judicial Magistrate, Pii'st Class, Sarangarli is.hereby transferred to th^ Court of Chief' Judicial, ' Magtetrate, Btl.aspiir, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bilaspur shall. try' tii.e sai.d coHiplahit by itself or to fcran.sfer the case to other comipetent Court,, the petition disposed of accordiDigly. ^' J 7, The copy of the oider be send to tiie caiief J-odicial. Magistrate, Bilaspur and Judicial Magistrate, First Olass, Sarao.garii. 8. I.A. No. 04/2008 stands disposed ol. Sd/- T.P. Sharma Judge