In Brief
A woman filed a criminal case against her husband, parents-in-law, and sister-in-law alleging dowry harassment and attempted strangulation. The High Court quashed proceedings against the sister-in-law, finding allegations against her vague and general, but refused to quash proceedings against the parents-in-law. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding the High Court erred by applying different standards to persons in identical positions. Since allegations against the parents-in-law were equally vague and unspecific, with no particular acts attributed to them, the proceedings were quashed. The Court noted the FIR was filed a year after the husband initiated divorce, suggesting it was a counter-claim to matrimonial proceedings.
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