https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190458 At the stage of framing charge, the court must examine whether the material, taken at face value, discloses the essential ingredients of the offence and not whether conviction will ultimately follow. For criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC, entrustment of property and dishonest misappropriation or conversion in breach of trust are required; on the record, no clear entrustment of stridhan or misappropriation was shown, so the charge was quashed. For cruelty under Section 498A IPC, the material must show wilful conduct likely to drive the woman to suicide or harassment to coerce unlawful demand; the allegations against the father-in-law and sister-in-law were insufficient and the later demand allegations were treated as an afterthought, so the charge against them was quashed, while the charge against the husband was maintained. en-us Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:36:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190458 At the stage of framing charge, the court must examine whether the material, taken at face value, discloses the essential ingredients of the offence and not whether conviction will ultimately follow. For criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC, entrustment of property and dishonest misappropriation or conversion in breach of trust are required; on the record, no clear entrustment of stridhan or misappropriation was shown, so the charge was quashed. For cruelty under Section 498A IPC, the material must show wilful conduct likely to drive the woman to suicide or harassment to coerce unlawful demand; the allegations against the father-in-law and sister-in-law were insufficient and the later demand allegations were treated as an afterthought, so the charge against them was quashed, while the charge against the husband was maintained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190458