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TheSupreme Courthas quashed criminal proceedings against a couple accused in adowry harassmentcase, holding that the allegations against them were vague and indistinguishable from those levelled against another accused whose prosecution had already been set aside.

A bench of JusticesVikram NathandSandeep Mehtaallowed the appeal filed by a man and his wife, who were named as accused in a case lodged by their daughter-in-law inBihar.

“Since the allegations against the present appellants and the sister-in-law are, in substance, the same, the reasoning that led theHigh Courtto quash the proceedings against the sister-in-law ought equally to have led to the quashing of proceedings against the present appellants,” the Supreme Court said on March 9.

Vineet Upadhyay is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, where he leads specialized coverage of the Indian judicial system.

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