Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 360 · Decided 13 April 2026
Dhananjay Rathi v. Ruchika Rathi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 360 · [2026] 5 S.C.R. 175
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1924/2026
- Decided
- 13 April 2026
- Bench
- RAJESH BINDAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- BNSS; Constitution Article 142(1); Hindu Marriage Act; Domestic Violence Act
Headnote
Issue pertains to whether the proceedings initiated by the respondent-wife under the DV Act should be quashed; whether any party can back out from the Settlement Agreement arrived at in the mediation proceedings; and whether this Court, can exercise its powers u/Art.142(1) to the parties herein on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, upon an application filed by the appellant-husband; if yes, then on what terms and conditions. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 - Divorce
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