In Brief
A father appealed against the High Court's quashing of an FIR alleging that his son was abetted to commit suicide by his wife and her family members. The deceased left suicide notes attributing his death to harassment and false legal cases. The High Court had quashed the FIR at the threshold stage. The Supreme Court reversed this, holding that Section 482 CrPC should not be used to quash an FIR prematurely when investigation is pending. Factual assertions about the deceased's condition and reasons for suicide require proper investigation and cannot be determined at the threshold stage. The Court set aside the High Court's order and directed completion of investigation.
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