SC quashes 'cheating' case filed against parents of man for breaking marriage promise: Abuse of process'

The Supreme Court in the case Marippan And Anr Versus. State Represented By The Inspector Of Police observed and has dismissed a cheating case i.e., section 415 of Indian Penal Code, IPC against the parents for facilitating the marriage of their son to another woman instead of the complainant.

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The court while considering the complainant’s maturity and background, including her 29 years of age, post-graduate degree, and professional experience, found it difficult to believe the parents’ conduct easily influenced her.

The court in the case stated that the trial against the parents would be an ‘abuse of the process of law’ and should be nipped in the bud.

The court also disapproved the observations made by High Court against the appellants’ son, which suggested that quashing the case against his parents would enable him to exploit women of marriageable age in a similar manner.

The court reiterated that no adverse remarks should be made against a third party who was neither present in the proceedings nor allowed to be heard before the impugned judgment was passed.

The bench comprising of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing the present matter.

The bench in the case was hearing an appeal filed challenging the decision of Madras High Court, wherein the court refused to quash cheating case against the appellants.