Supreme Court of India

Madduri Gangaraju @ Babu Rao v. Madduri Sunanda & Others

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Reported as [2025] 7 S.C.R. 2073
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 30 July 2025

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Issue for Consideration Whether the criminal proceedings filed against the appellants in-laws by respondent No.1-wife subsequent to the dissolution of the marriage between her and her husband and also when both the parties had agreed for an amicable compromise to settle all disputes, ought to be quashed. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Quashing – Constitution of India – Art.142 – Invocation of – Complaint and FIR filed against the appellants u/ss.494 and 498A, IPC by respondent No.1-wife subsequent to the dissolution of the marriage between her and her husband –

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