Petition Under Sec 528 BNSS (482 CrPC) to Quash D.V. Act Proceedings is Maintainable: SC Remits Matter to High Court

The Supreme Court of India, on October 28, 2025, ruled that a petition filed under Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) (equivalent to Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure) seeking the quashing of proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (D.V. Act) is legally maintainable.

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