The Supreme Court of India has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) filed under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Court held that the criminal proceedings initiated by the wife were a “counterblast” to unfavourable orders in divorce and child custody cases in foreign courts and that allowing the case to proceed
498-A FIR Filed as ‘Counterblast’ to Divorce & Foreign Custody Orders is Abuse of Process: Supreme Court
