Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 212 · Decided 9 March 2026
DR. Sushil Kumar Purbey & ANR. v. The State of Bihar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 212 · [2026] 3 S.C.R. 293
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1234/2026
- Decided
- 9 March 2026
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 341, 323, 498A, 34; CrPC Section 482; Hindu Marriage Act
Headnote
Issue arose whether the High Court erred in granting the relief of quashing solely to sister-in-law, on the ground that the allegations against her were general in nature, while declining the same relief to the appellants-parents-in-laws. Code of s.482 - Penal Code, 1860 - ss.341, 323, 498A and 34 - Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - ss.3 and 4 - Dowry case against in-laws - Quashing of criminal proceedings - FIR by complainant-wife against her husband, parents-in-law-appellants, and sister-in-law
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