Supreme Court of India
Dr. Sushil Kumar Purbey v. The State of Bihar
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In view of the foregoing, we are of the considered opinion that the High Court erred in applying different standards to persons who stand on an identical footing insofar as the nature of the allegations against them is concerned.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether the High Court erred in granting the relief of quashing solely to sister-in-law, on the ground that the allegations against her were general in nature, while declining the same relief to the appellants-parents-in-laws. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.341, 323, 498A and 34 – Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 – ss.3 and 4 – Dowry case against in-laws – Quashing of criminal proceedings – FIR by complainant-wife against her husband, parents-in-law-appellants, and sister-in-law alleging that she was subjected to
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