In Brief
A wife filed appeals against anticipatory bail granted by a Bengaluru court to her husband and his family for dowry-related offences when the FIR was registered in Rajasthan. The Supreme Court held that a High Court or Court of Session can grant limited transit anticipatory bail for an FIR outside its jurisdiction if the applicant shows genuine apprehension of arrest, territorial connection, and inability to approach the competent court due to threats to life or liberty. The court must issue notice to the investigating officer and public prosecutor. The Court also held that in matrimonial cruelty cases, the complainant's parental home can be the ordinary place of trial if she suffers ongoing harassment there. The impugned Bengaluru orders were set aside, allowing the accused four weeks to approach the proper court in Rajasthan.
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