Supreme Court of India · 2021-03-10
Priti Saraf vs State Of Nct Of Delhi
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2021 SUPREME COURT 1531
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Priti Saraf
- Respondent
- State Of Nct Of Delhi
- Author
- Ajay Rastogi
- Bench
- Ajay Rastogi, Indu Malhotra
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal by the de-facto complainants challenging the High Court's decision to quash criminal proceedings under Sections 420, 406, and 34 of the IPC. The court examined whether the allegations in the FIR constituted sufficient grounds for the offences claimed. Ultimately, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's ruling, affirming that the allegations did not meet the necessary legal threshold for prosecution.