FIR Filed After Second Marriage Quashed under Section 482 CrPC; Court Comments on Section 498-A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has quashed an FIR registered under Section 498-A IPC, Section 506 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, holding that the criminal proceedings were a clear abuse of the process of law and were initiated as a retaliatory measure after the husband contracted a second marriage. The judgment was delivered by Justice Sanjay Parihar…