https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459439 General, omnibus allegations of dowry harassment against the husband's relatives, who lived in different cities, were found insufficient to sustain criminal proceedings where no specific role or overt act was attributed to each accused. The Court noted delay in approaching the police after leaving the matrimonial home, inconsistencies in the complainant's version, and material suggesting personal animosity, which weakened the prima facie case. Applying the settled quashing principles in Bhajan Lal, the SC held that continuation of the FIR and related proceedings would amount to abuse of process. The FIR and consequential criminal proceedings were quashed insofar as the appellants were concerned. en-us Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:06:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459439 General, omnibus allegations of dowry harassment against the husband's relatives, who lived in different cities, were found insufficient to sustain criminal proceedings where no specific role or overt act was attributed to each accused. The Court noted delay in approaching the police after leaving the matrimonial home, inconsistencies in the complainant's version, and material suggesting personal animosity, which weakened the prima facie case. Applying the settled quashing principles in Bhajan Lal, the SC held that continuation of the FIR and related proceedings would amount to abuse of process. The FIR and consequential criminal proceedings were quashed insofar as the appellants were concerned. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459439