Punjab & Haryana High CourtQuashing
P&H HC quashes Gurugram cruelty FIR against in-laws, keeps it alive against husband
Allegations against the in-laws were general and named no incident; those against the husband were specific.
Published
00Background
The wife’s FIR named her husband, his parents and his married sister, alleging dowry demands and cruelty during a three-year marriage.
01Submissions
For the petitioners
The FIR was filed after the husband’s divorce petition. The sister lives in another city and the parents are named only in general terms.
For the complainant-wife
All four took part in the harassment; the details will come out in trial.
02Observations
The Court read the FIR and statements for specific acts: dates, words and incidents were given against the husband, but the in-laws were named only as having “joined” in harassment.
“Naming every relative in the household without saying what any of them did is the pattern that courts have repeatedly declined to let go to trial.”
Order, ¶ 12 · open at p. 7
03Findings & directions
- FIR and proceedings quashed against the parents-in-law and the sister-in-law.
- Petition dismissed so far as the husband is concerned; investigation to continue against him.
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