The Gauhati High Court has quashed criminal proceedings instituted by a husband against his estranged wife, ruling that the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Barpeta, failed to comply with the mandatory provisions of Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) before issuing process against an accused residing beyond the court’s territorial jurisdiction. The
Section 202 CrPC Inquiry Mandatory Even If Complainant Examined Under Section 200: Gauhati HC Quashes Proceedings Against Wife
