Wife Left at Parental Home Is Not Dowry Harassment: Himachal Pradesh HC Quashes S. 498-A FIR After Mutual Divorce
“Where a criminal proceeding is manifestly attended with mala fide or where the proceeding is maliciously instituted with an ulterior motive for wreaking vengeance on the accused and with a view to spite him due to private and personal grudge, the High Court while exercising its inherent power can proceed to quash the proceedings.”