498A Summons Quash Judgement 31.01.2023- In this article, the Allahabad High Court held that the Magistrate did not apply the judicial mind before passing the summoning order and no inquiry was conducted to check whether a prima facie case has been made out against the husband or not. The Magistrate has passed a cryptic order simply by saying that the statement of the wife as well as the statement of her witnesses recorded under Sections 200 and 202 of CrPC are perused and summoning of the husband on the basis of an order which could not stand the test of law is itself illegal. Therefore, the criminal proceedings against the Husband are hereby quashed.