SC Quashes Section 498A Proceedings & Dissolves Marriage Under Article 142

Anurag Vijaykumar Goel Vs State of Maharashtra & Anr. (Supreme Court of India) The Supreme Court considered an appeal arising from the Bombay High Court’s refusal to quash criminal proceedings under Section 498A IPC and an application seeking dissolution of marriage under Article 142 of the Constitution. The parties, both previously divorced, had lived together for about one year and nine months before becoming estranged and engaging in multiple litigations. During divorce proceedings before the Family Court, they entered into a mediated settlement providing for mutual consent divorc...