1. Heading of the Judgment

Sanjay D. Jain & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
Citation: 2025 INSC 1168, Criminal Appeal No. of 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.12584 of 2024)
Court: Supreme Court of India
Bench: Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice K. Vinod Chandran, and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar
Date of Judgment: September 26, 2025

2. Related Laws and Sections

This judgment primarily interprets and applies the following legal provisions:

• Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC):
  Section 498-A: Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
  Section 377: Unnatural offences.
  Section 506: Punishment for criminal intimidation.
  Section 34: Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention.

• Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC):
  Section 482: Saving of inherent powers of High Court. (The appeal concerns the rejection of a petition filed under this section).

3. Basic Judgment Details

This appeal was filed by the appellants (the father-in-law, mother-in-law, and

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