https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309192 Allegations in the FIR and charge sheet under Section 498A IPC did not satisfy the statutory ingredients of cruelty, as they did not show conduct likely to drive the complainant to suicide or cause grave injury, nor harassment to coerce unlawful demands; on that basis, the prosecution was held not to disclose a prima facie offence. The Court also reiterated that quashing under Section 482 CrPC is available to prevent abuse of process where the allegations, even if taken at face value, do not disclose an offence or are inherently improbable. Applying those principles, the High Court's refusal to quash was found erroneous and the proceedings were quashed. en-us Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:29:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309192 Allegations in the FIR and charge sheet under Section 498A IPC did not satisfy the statutory ingredients of cruelty, as they did not show conduct likely to drive the complainant to suicide or cause grave injury, nor harassment to coerce unlawful demands; on that basis, the prosecution was held not to disclose a prima facie offence. The Court also reiterated that quashing under Section 482 CrPC is available to prevent abuse of process where the allegations, even if taken at face value, do not disclose an offence or are inherently improbable. Applying those principles, the High Court's refusal to quash was found erroneous and the proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309192