Guwahati Court November 1960 Judgments

Ramesh Ch. Choudhury Vs. Mokheswar Khataniar

Court: Guwahati

H. Deka, J.1. This is an appeal against an order passed by a First Class Magistrate of Barpeta acquitting the accused Mokheswar Khataniar of a charge under Section 494, I.P. Code. The case for the prosecution was that the accused Mokheswar Khataniar married a girl by the name of Hironbala (P.W. 3), daughter of one Keshab Chandra Das, in the year 1955, and that the husband and the wife lived together for about a year, after which they fell out, and the girl went away to her parents' place.It was further alleged that there was some misunderstanding between the father-in-law and the son-in-law and on 13-3-58, the accused Mokheswar Khataniar married another girl, Musst. Bidyutiprabha daughter of one Ananta Chaudhuri, according to Hindu rites, all the parties concerned being Hindus. A maternal uncle of Hironbala lodged this complaint on 26-3-58 in the Court of the Magistrate at Barpeta on behalf of Hironbala who was alleged to be a purdanashin lady.The learned Magistrate issued summons und...