Case Detail : Criminal Appeal No. 2025 of 2025 (arising from SLP (Crl.) No. 1754/2024) and SLP (Crl.) No. 2966/2024
The Supreme Court recently, while quashing a case involving allegations of cruelty and dowry said that criminal law should not be used as a tool for harassment. It added that courts must be cautious while dealing with such cases to prevent misuse of the law. While the provisions are intended to protect women from cruelty and dowry harassment, they should not be used to settle personal scores…
The bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta In a significant ruling, quashed the criminal proceedings against P.V. Krishnabhatt, his wife, and their son, stating that criminal law should not be misused as a tool for harassment or vendetta, the bench delivered the judgment in Criminal Appeal No. 2025 of 2025 (arising from SLP (Crl.) No. 1754/2024) and SLP (Crl.) No. 2966/2024, bringing an end to the legal battle that began with a complaint filed in 2019.
The case originated from a complaint lodged by the appellant’s daughter-in-law on February 10, 2019, alleging dowry harassment, cruelty, and caste-based discrimination. Following the complaint, an FIR was lodged against the In- Laws
