Overview

• Supreme Court formally dissolved the 2015 marriage under Article 142 and quashed all pending civil and criminal cases between the IPS officer, her estranged husband and their families.
• The bench directed the officer and her parents to publish an unconditional public apology within three days to address the more than 100 days the husband and his father spent in jail on false charges.
• Primary custody of the couple’s minor daughter was awarded to the mother, with supervised visitation rights granted to the father and his family on the first Sunday of every month.
• The court upheld the Allahabad High Court’s 2022 guidelines mandating a two-month cooling-off period before arrests under section 498A of the IPC to curb wrongful detentions.
• The IPS officer voluntarily waived any alimony claims and was barred from using her official position or influence to initiate future proceedings against her former husband and his relatives.