Code of Criminal Procedure — Section 198B
Cognizance of offence
No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 376B of the Indian Penal Code where the persons are in a marital relationship, except upon prima facie satisfaction of the facts which constitute the offence upon a complaint having been filed or made by the wife against the husband1.
1 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013
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Judgments citing Section 198B
- Supreme Court of India — 2022_19_820_852
- Supreme Court of India — 2018_5_315_325
- Supreme Court of India — 2015_7_10_35
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