Rupali Devi v. State of U.P., (2019) 5 SCC 384 : (2019) 2 SCC (Cri) 558 : 2019 SCC OnLine SC 493 at page 390
16. We, therefore, hold that the courts at the place where the wife takes shelter after leaving or driven away from the matrimonial home on account of acts of cruelty committed by the husband or his relatives, would, dependent on the factual situation, also have jurisdiction to entertain a complaint alleging commission of offences under Section 498-A of the Penal Code.
