The Supreme Court on Friday (Sep. 26) quashed criminal proceedings against a woman's in-laws, who had been accused of domestic cruelty and subjecting her to mental torture, based on a vague and general allegation.

The bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai and comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice Atul S Chandurkar allowed the appeal filed by the woman's father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law, setting aside the Bombay High Court's refusal to quash the case.

The FIR against them alleged the offences punishable under Sections 498-A(cruelty), 377 (unnatural sex) and 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The Court held that the FIR contained only vague and omnibus allegations against the appellants without specific details. While the complainant alleged t

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