https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193907 Section 498A IPC must be strictly construed, and the term "relative" is limited to persons related by blood, marriage or adoption. A person outside that class cannot be prosecuted under that provision, so the allegation under Section 498A could not proceed. The FIR was not quashed in full because the allegations of criminal breach of trust under Section 406 required evidentiary examination and remained subsisting. Limited protective directions were granted to prevent unnecessary attendance and coercive steps while the prosecution could continue only on the Section 406 allegations. en-us Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Aug 2017 18:25:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193907 Section 498A IPC must be strictly construed, and the term "relative" is limited to persons related by blood, marriage or adoption. A person outside that class cannot be prosecuted under that provision, so the allegation under Section 498A could not proceed. The FIR was not quashed in full because the allegations of criminal breach of trust under Section 406 required evidentiary examination and remained subsisting. Limited protective directions were granted to prevent unnecessary attendance and coercive steps while the prosecution could continue only on the Section 406 allegations. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193907