Aurangabad bench of Bombay HC
Referring to the Jan 6, 2026 incident, the judge said the allegations were “general in nature”, as the complainant merely alleged that all the accused had come together and issued threats. The court further observed that the husband’s relatives appeared to have been “deliberately implicated” despite the absence of any specific allegations against them, “only because of their close relation to the husband”.
Relying on Supreme Court precedents dealing with similar allegations against relatives in matrimonial disputes, HC, by its Oct 30 order, allowed the application and quashed the FIR, the criminal case and the cognisance order.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : Aurangabad bench of Bombay high court has quashed an FIR and criminal proceedings against a man and four of his relatives in a dowry harassment case, holding that the allegations were “vague and omnibus” and were made after an unexplained delay of nearly three years. After hearing both sides, Justice Sushil M Ghodeswar observed that the complainant had “kept silent” for a considerable period and reported the alleged 2022 incidents after about three years. The court also observed that the alleged demand of Rs 10 lakh was raised “virtually after three years”.