BELIDE KUMAR v. THE TELANGANA
Supreme Court of IndiaCRL.A. NO. 005660-005660 - 2025Bench: Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Justice R. Mahadevan
The Supreme Court quashed FIR No.29/2022 and Complaint Case No.1067/2022 under Section 498A IPC and Sections 3-4 DP Act against the husband-appellant, holding that vague, omnibus allegations of dowry demands and mental harassment, made four days after he sought restitution of conjugal rights, do not disclose the ingredient of “cruelty” as defined in Section 498A Explanation (a) & (b).