Supreme Court of India · 2010-05-07
Pradipta Kumar Swain vs State Of Orissa
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2010 SC 254
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Pradipta Kumar Swain
- Respondent
- State Of Orissa
- Bench
- Gyan Sudha Misra, Dalveer Bhandari
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court quashed the First Information Report filed under Sections 498-A and 379 IPC, along with Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, due to a compromise between the parties, as the complainant had remarried and expressed no interest in pursuing the complaint. The Court noted that the complainant had received permanent alimony and had no surviving grievances. The appeal was disposed of accordingly.