Navneesh Aggarwal vs State of Haryana 2025 INSC 963 - S.482 CrPC - Matrimonial Matters
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 -Section 482- While exercising power under Section 482 CrPC to quash the criminal proceedings in respect of non-compoundable offences, which are private in nature and do not have a serious impact on society, on the ground that there is a settlement/compromise between the victim and the offender, it is necessary to consider the antecedents of the accused; the conduct of the accused, namely, whether the accused was absconding and why he was absconding, how he had managed with the complainant to enter into a compromise, etc. -Matrimonial Cases - Once the marital relationship has ended in divorce and the parties have moved on in their lives individually, the continuation of criminal proceedings against family members, especially in the absence of specific and proximate allegations, serves no legitimate purpose. It only prolongs bitterness and burdens the criminal justice system with disputes that are no longer live. The law must be applied in a manner that balances the need to address genuine grievances with the equally important duty to prevent its misuse. In appropriate cases, the power to quash such proceedings is essential to uphold fairness and bring quietus to personal disputes that have run their course. (Para 18)
Case Info
The case is
Case Name and Neutral Citation
- Case Name: Navneesh Aggarwal & Others v. State of Haryana & Another
- Neutral Citation: 2025 INSC 963
Coram (Judges)
- Coram: Justice B. V. Nagarathna and Justice K. V. Viswanathan
Judgment Date
- Date of Judgment: August 12, 2025
Caselaws and Citations Referred
- Dara Lakshmi Narayana vs. State of Telangana
- Citation: (2025) 3 SCC 735
- Mala Kar vs. State Of Uttarakhand
- Citation: Criminal Appeal No.1684 of 2024 dated 19.03.2024
- Arun Jain vs. State of NCT of Delhi
- Citation: Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No.9178 of 2018 dated 01.04.2024
- Ramawatar vs. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Citation: (2022) 13 SCC 635
- Supreme Court Bar Assn. v. Union of India & Another
- Citation: Not specified (referred in context of Article 142 powers)
- State of M.P. vs. Laxmi Narayan
- Citation: (2019) 5 SCC 688
- Gian Singh vs. State of Punjab
- Citation: (2012) 10 SCC 303
- Naushey Ali vs. State of U.P.
- Citation: (2025) 4 SCC 78
Statutes/Laws Referred
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC)
- Section 323: Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
- Section 406: Punishment for criminal breach of trust
- Section 498-A: Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty
- Section 506: Punishment for criminal intimidation
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC)
- Section 482: Inherent powers of High Court
- Constitution of India
- Article 142: Powers of the Supreme Court to do complete justice
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (referred in context of Ramawatar case)