New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The Supreme Court today reiterated that criminal cases arising from matrimonial disputes must be scrutinised with utmost care, keeping in mind pragmatic realities, to prevent misuse of the legal process.
A Bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan quashed an FIR filed by a wife against her brother-in-law alleging dowry harassment and domestic cruelty under Sections 323, 498A of the IPC and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.
The Court noted that the allegations against the appellant were "general, vague, and lacking in specific details such as time, place, or manner of harassment.""Mere general allegations of harassment without pointing out specific details would not be sufficient to continu...