GAUTAM DHARA . vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN . — Crl.A. No. 293/2006

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 293/2006 Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and quashed the criminal complaint against Gautam Dhara and co-appellant. The Court found the initial Magistrate's conclusion that the complaint was false was correct, and determined the proceedings were initiated with malafide intentions to harass the appellants due to disapproval of their inter-caste marriage, not for any legitimate criminal purpose. Background: A complaint under Section 420/34 IPC was filed in 2001 alleging appellant No. 2 had fraudulently obtained ₹2.5 lakhs and issued a bounced cheque. Police investigated and filed a closure report in 2003 concluding the complaint was false. After a protest petition, cognizance was taken against eight persons in 2004. The High Court had quashed charges against six accused but upheld them against the appellants. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.