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Madras High Court<\/span>: V Sivagnanam J. directed the State police to add the offences under Sections 417<\/a> and 420<\/a> Penal Code, 1860<\/a> (‘IPC') on allegations that the accused husband has deceived the complainant- ex-wife and made her to marry him, wrongfully displaying that he is competent to consummate marriage.<\/p>\n

The petitioner is the complainant whose marriage took place with the first accused took and after the marriage, the complainant found that he is not interested with his wife in the marriage life due to his impotency. Thereafter, the complainant came to know that due to his impotency, he got divorced from his first wife. Pursuant to this, the accused husband left the home on 04-01-2022 and the petitioner made a complaint on 15-02-2022 that got registered on 18-05-2022.<\/p>\n

A perusal of the complaint given by the complainant clearly states about the non-disclosure of the impotency of the husband at the time of marriage and he made the complainant to believe that he is a competent person to live ordinary life as husband and wife without disclosing his incapacity and thereby, the accused-husband deceived the complainant and made her to marry him, claiming that he is competent to consummate the marriage. After the alleged deceit came to light, the accused-husband granted divorce to the wife by saying ‘talaq' and went to United States of America.<\/p>\n

The case was registered under Sections 498-A<\/a> and 406<\/a> IPC<\/a> without including Sections 420<\/a>, 417<\/a> and 379<\/a> IPC<\/a> even though the allegation disclosed the fact of cheating committed by the accused persons. Thus, the instant criminal original petition was filed to direct the respondent police to alter the FIR by including Sections 420<\/a>, 417<\/a> and 379<\/a> Penal Code, 1860<\/a> therein.<\/p>\n

Relevant provisions of Penal Code, 1860<\/p>\n

Section 417 Punishment for cheating —Whoever cheats shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.<\/p>\n

Section 420 Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property. —Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.<\/p>\n

Counsel for State submitted that the matter has been referred to the Social Welfare Department, Madurai, for the purpose of conducting a preliminary enquiry. After receiving the report from the Social Welfare Department, Madurai, they are ready to consider the alteration of F.I.R.<\/p>\n

Thus, the Court directed the respondent Police to add the offences under Sections 417 and 420 IPC in the case and investigate and file the final report within four months, after receiving the report from the Social Welfare Department, Madurai.<\/p>\n

[Irfana Nasreen v. The State, 2022 SCC OnLine Mad 3846<\/a>, decided on 20-07-2022<\/span>]<\/p>\n\n

Advocates who appeared in this case :<\/p>\n

M. Radhakrishnan, Advocate, for the Petitioner;<\/p>\n

R. Suresh Kumar, Government Advocate, for the Respondent.<\/p>\n\n

*Arunima Bose, Editorial Assistant has reported this brief.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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