RAMESH KUMAR VERMA . vs JAI SHANKAR PRASAD SRIVASTAVA — T.P.(Crl.) No. 31/2000

Case Summary: T.P.(Crl.) No. 31/2000 Outcome: The Supreme Court quashed the criminal complaint and all proceedings initiated by the Aizwal Magistrate under Sections 323, 352, and 365 IPC against petitioners Ramesh Kumar Verma and three relatives (brother, father, mother, and sister of respondent's ex-wife), finding them to constitute abuse of process. The Court held that the underlying dispute was matrimonial in nature—concerning child custody following a 1997 divorce—and lacked prima facie evidence of any criminal offense. The complaint contained only vague allegations without proper investigation or examination under CrPC requirements, appearing designed to pressurize the petitioners into surrendering custody rather than address genuine criminality. Next Steps: The petition was disposed of; the prayer for transfer became infructuous following the quashing order (September 27, 2002). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.