498A Quash Judgement 04.01.2023- In this article, the Jharkhand High Court held that there is a material difference between the allegations made in the complaint petition by the wife, and in the statements of witnesses recorded during the inquiry. On the basis of material collected during the trial, the court does not find that any prima facie case of assault is made out by the parents-in-law, and brother-in-law on the date of incidence. Therefore, the parents-in-law, and brother-in-law are discharged from the case.