Section 198 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
198. Prosecution for offences against marriage.
(1) No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable ... eighteen years of age] [Substituted by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008 (5 of 2009), Section 18, for "fifteen years
Holder to file the complaint under proviso to Section 199(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which lays down that where a complainant ... Section 198 of the code, then, such aggrieved person can authorise some one else to file the complaint. If such authorisation is under Section 198
purposes of the
Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973 including for the purpose of Section
198 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Section 198(1)(c), after ... Section 494 and 495 IPC are cognizable offences, the
bar imposed by operative part of sub- section 1 of Section 198 of the
Criminal Procedure
under Section 154 Cr.P.C. and can investigate the
same under Section 156 Cr.P.C. The bar engrafted under Section
198(1) ... action in view of the specific
language of Section 198(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, under
which, the complaint to the Court, competent
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surviving offence is under Section 494 of IPC, the bar
under Section 198(1) of ... offence under Section 494 of IPC an offence falling
squarely under Chapter XX of IPC , the bar under Section
198(1) of
which gave rise to offences u/s 497 / 498
IPC. That apart, said offence, viz., offence u/s 506 IPC cannot be segregated from other ... total
disregard of the provision under Section 2 (d) , section 198 as well as section 200 CrPC.
25. Being so, as prayed
u/s 420 IPC was made out, however, offence u/s
417 IPC was made out. Regarding the offences u/s
417/494/495 IPC ... made a party under the Code of Civil Procedure ,
1908 and not the proceedings under Code of Criminal
Procedure
under Section 494 ad 495 IPC cognizable, the legislation
made by the Parliament in respect of Section 198 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure remained ... Code of Criminal Procedure , 1973 including for the
Reportable
purpose of Section 198 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Section 198(1)(c), after the Amendment
constitutional validity of Section 497 of the
Indian Penal Code ( IPC ) and Section 198 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure ( CrPC ... only
going to deal with the constitutional validity of Section 497 IPC
and Section 198 CrPC. The learned counsel for the petitioner
submits
taken
to be as defined under Section 2(d) . The word 'complaint', used under Section
198 Cr.P.C, does not connote ... meaning assigned to it under Section 2(d) . The
word 'complaint' has been used in Section 198 Cr.P.C., in the ordinary
