Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 478 · Decided 17 October 2012
Geeta Mehrotra & ANR. v. State of U.P. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 478 · [2012] 9 S.C.R. 641
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1674/2012
- Decided
- 17 October 2012
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 323, 3, 4; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 498A/323!504!506 - Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - ss.314 - Matrimonial dispute - Quashing A B of criminal proceedings - Duty of the Court - Complaint by wife C against husband and in-laws - Prayer for quashing of criminal proceedings against unmarried sister-in-law and appellants - Held: The courts are expected to adopt a cautious approach in matters of quashing specially in cases of matrimonial dispute - Mere casual reference of D the names of the family members in a matrimonial dispute without allegation of active involvement in the matter would not justify
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