Supreme Court of India

DR. SUSHIL KUMAR PURBEY & ANR. versus THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS.

2026 INSC 212

Case number
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1234/2026
Judgment date
2026-03-09
Petitioner / appellant
DR. SUSHIL KUMAR PURBEY & ANR.
Respondent
THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS.
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 212
Other citation
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 293
CNR
ESCR010000772026
Bench / judges
VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA
Author judge
VIKRAM NATH
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Issue arose whether the High Court erred in granting the relief of quashing solely to sister-in-law, on the ground that the allegations against her were general in nature, while declining the same relief to the appellants-parents-in-laws.

Headnote excerpt

Code of s.482 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.341, 323, 498A and 34 – Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 – ss.3 and 4 – Dowry case against in-laws – Quashing of criminal proceedings – FIR by complainant-wife against her husband, parents-in-law-appellants, and sister-in-law

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