Wife Pulled Up for Backing Out After Settlement, FIR Quashed Under Section 482 CrPC in Section 13-B Hindu Marriage Act Dispute: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh delivered an important judgment on 22 April 2026 in a petition filed under Section 482 CrPC read with Section 528 BNSS. The Court allowed the petition and quashed the criminal FIR, holding that continuation of criminal proceedings after a valid compromise and divorce under Section 13-B Hindu Marriage Act 1955 would amount to abuse of the process of law. Background of FIR…