498A Quashing High Court

Under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) / Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the High Court possesses inherent powers to prevent abuse of the process of any court and to secure the ends of justice by quashing false FIRs.

Adv. Jyoti Chavhan has successfully represented numerous husbands and family members before the High Court to quash omnibus, vague, and retaliatory 498A IPC proceedings based on landmark Supreme Court precedents like Preeti Gupta vs State of Jharkhand and Arnesh Kumar vs State of Bihar.

Grounds for Quashing 498A FIR in High Court:

• General & Omnibus Allegations: Implicating distant in-laws or relatives without specific dates or instances of cruelty.
• Compromise & Mutual Settlement: Quashing proceedings post mutual consent divorce settlement deed execution.
• Malafide & Retaliatory Complaint: FIR filed as an afterthought following divorce notices or property disputes.