1. Heading of the Judgment

Case Name: Nitin Ahluwalia vs State of Punjab & Anr.
Citation: Nitin Ahluwalia vs State of Punjab & Anr., 2025 INSC 1128
Court: Supreme Court of India
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
Nature of Case: Criminal Appeal No. 187 of 2020

2. Related Laws and Sections

The judgment primarily deals with the following legal provisions and principles:

• Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC): This section punishes a husband or his relatives for subjecting a woman to cruelty, which includes both mental and physical harassment, often in connection with demands for dowry.

• Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC): This section preserves the inherent powers of the High Court to make such orders as are necessary to prevent abuse of the process of any court or to secure the ends of justice. It is the provision under which quashing of an FIR is sought.

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