JASBIR KAUR Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Present petition has been filed seeking quashing of FIR No. 184/2010 registered with Police Station Mehrauli, Delhi by respondent No.2 under Sections 406/498A/376/420/506/120B IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.

(2.) A perusal of the cause list reveals that upon a petition being filed by three other co-accused for quashing of the same FIR being Crl.M.C. No. 864/201, another learned Single Judge of this Court dismissed the said petition vide order dated 08 th August, 2011. The said order is reproduced hereinbelow:-

(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in the present case Delhi Police has no territorial jurisdiction to register, investigate or proceed with the aforesaid FIR as all the allegations pertain to the period when respondent No. 2-complainant and petitioners were abroad. He further submits that in the event, the petitioners are relegated to the remedy of Section 239 Cr.P.C. then it would amount to the petitioners being forced to invoke Cr.P.C., which according to him is inapplicable.