Mange Ram vs State Of Madhya Pradesh

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2025 Supreme(SC) 1185

B. V. NAGARATHNA, K. V. VISWANATHAN
Mange Ram – Appellant
Versus
State Of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s) Mr. Yusuf, AOR Mr. Amarjeet Singh Girsa, Adv. Ms. Ritu Solanki, Adv. Mr. Amit Arora, Adv. Mr. Jatin Sharma, Adv. Mr. Deepak Dahiya, Adv. Dr. Ram Sankar, Adv. Mr. Ajith Williyam S, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Amit Sharma, A.A.G. Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, AOR Mr. Suarabh Singh, Adv. Mr. Aditya Chaudhary, Adv. Mr. Chinmoy Chaitanya, Adv.

Table of Content
1. background of the marriage and initial allegations (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. arguments regarding motives and lack of immediate complaints (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
3. question of belated allegations and context of divorce (Para 22 , 23 , 24)
4. judicial trends against misuse of criminal law in marital cases (Para 25 , 26 , 27)
5. court's decision to quash fir for complete justice (Para 33 , 34)

JUDGMENT :

NAGARATHNA, J.

Leave granted.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the appellant is the father-in-law of respondent No.2. In April 2017, respondent No.2 came into contact with the appellant’s son through a matrimonial website. What began as a digital acquaintance soon developed into a personal relationship.

3. The marriage between respondent No.2 and the appellant’s son was solemnised on 23.12.2017 in accordance with the provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. However, by April 2019, differences appear to have arisen between the couple. On 15.05.2019, respondent No.2 left the matrimonial home and returned to her parental residence at Jabalpur. It is stated that she informed her family of the mental and physical cruelty allegedly meted out to her by he