LawgistThe Code of Criminal Procedure
198AProsecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code
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).
CONDITIONS REQUISITE FOR INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS
- 190 Cognizance of offences by Magistrates
- 191 Transfer on application of the accused
- 192 Making over of cases to Magistrates
- 193 Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session
- 194 Additional and Assistant Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
- 195 Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
- 195A Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc
- 196 Prosecution for offences against the State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence
- 197 Prosecution of Judges and public servants
- 198 Prosecution for offences against marriage
- 198A Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code
- 198B Cognizance of offence
- 199 Prosecution for defamation
