In Brief
The appellants, maternal uncles of a husband, were named in an FIR for allegedly harassing the wife and conspiring in the kidnapping of the couple's child. The High Court refused to quash the proceedings. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that merely being named in omnibus allegations without specific evidence of personal involvement does not establish a prima facie case, especially for distant relatives in matrimonial disputes. The Court quashed the proceedings against the appellants for lack of concrete evidence linking them to the alleged crimes.
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