2025 INSC 1287 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.4752 OF 2025 [ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (CRIMINAL) NO.1531 OF 2025]

MUSKAN … APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS ISHAAN KHAN (SATANIYA) AND OTHERS … RESPONDENT(S)

J U D G M E N T

PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The present Appeal has been preferred against the impugned order dated 19.07.2024 in Misc. Criminal Case No.10695 of 2024 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore wherein the High Court has quashed the proceedings emanating from FIR No. 35 of 2024 dated 28.01.2024 registered at Police Station Alot, District Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, “IPC” and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 against private respondent Nos.1 to 5 herein.

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Date: 2025.11.06

Reason:

3. At the outset, it will be pertinent to mention that respondent Nos.1 to 5 herein have not entered appearance in the present case and vide order dated 28.03.2025, this Court appointed Mr. Prakhar Srivastava, learned counsel, as Amicus Curiae to assist the Court (Pro Bono) on behalf of the unrepresented re