https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781720 At the Section 482 CrPC quashing stage, the court must confine itself to whether the FIR discloses a cognizable offence and a prima facie case, and must not assess the truthfulness of allegations or conduct a mini trial. The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred by treating the absence of specific incidents in earlier complaints as decisive and by characterising the later allegations as an afterthought. Reading the complaints and FIR together, the allegations of harassment and dowry demand were sufficient to survive quashing. The quashing order was set aside and the criminal proceedings were restored for decision on their merits. en-us Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:42:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781720 At the Section 482 CrPC quashing stage, the court must confine itself to whether the FIR discloses a cognizable offence and a prima facie case, and must not assess the truthfulness of allegations or conduct a mini trial. The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred by treating the absence of specific incidents in earlier complaints as decisive and by characterising the later allegations as an afterthought. Reading the complaints and FIR together, the allegations of harassment and dowry demand were sufficient to survive quashing. The quashing order was set aside and the criminal proceedings were restored for decision on their merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=781720