1[No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1960) except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister or by her fathers or mothers brother or sister or, with the leave of the Court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.]
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1. Ins. by Act 46 of 1983, s. 5 (w.e.f. 25-12-1983).
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
191 CrPC Transfer on application of the accused
192 CrPC Making over of cases to Magistrates
193 CrPC Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session
194 CrPC Additional and Assistant Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
195A CrPC Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc
197 CrPC Prosecution of Judges and public servants
198 CrPC Prosecution for offences against marriage
198A CrPC Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code
198B CrPC Cognizance of offence