Supreme Court of India

Kamal & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Anr.

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Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2736
Bench Manoj Misra and Manmohan JJ.
Decided 16 April 2025

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What the Court ordered

Before parting, we would like to observe that the High adopted an extremely pedantic approach while dealing with the quashing petition of the appellants.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Appellants sought quashing of FIR in respect of offences u/ss.498- and s.114 of IPC u/s.482 of CrPC. By the impugned order dated 01.02.2024, the High Court dismissed the petition. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – s.498- and s.114 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – The appellants 1, 2 and 3 are husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law, respectively, of the second respondent – On 15.05.2019, the first appellant filed for divorce – On 20.07.2019, the second respondent lodged the impugned FIR – Appellants sought quashing of the impugned criminal proceedings – The

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