Supreme Court of India · 2018-08-21
K. Subba Rao . vs The State Of Telangana
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2018 SUPREME COURT 4009
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- K. Subba Rao .
- Respondent
- The State Of Telangana
- Author
- L. Nageswara Rao
- Bench
- L. Nageswara Rao, S.A. Bobde
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the Appellants, being maternal uncles of the husband, could not be implicated under Section 498A IPC based solely on vague allegations of support in harassment and conspiracy to kidnap. The Court emphasized that distant relatives should not be included in matrimonial disputes without specific evidence of involvement. The appeal against the High Court's dismissal of the quashing petition was allowed, and the proceedings against the Appellants were quashed due to lack of prima facie evidence.