Allahabad HC quashes dowry FIR after 2.5-month marriage. The Allahabad High Court quashed a dowry harassment FIR filed after just 2.5 months of cohabitation, warning that converting every failed marriage into a criminal case could undermine the institution of marriage. The bench of Justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Tarun Saxena noted no contemporaneous complaints or police intervention during the alleged incidents.