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Women Need To Realise That Beneficial Laws Aren't Means To Threaten, Domineer Or Extort From Their Husbands : Supreme Court

Once again expressing concerns about the misuse of domestic violence and dowry laws by disgruntled wives, the Supreme Court cautioned women not to abuse the laws which are meant for their protection. The Court observed that more often than not, provisions like Section 498A, 376, 377, 506 are invoked as a "combined package" to pressurise the husband to accede to …

S.498A IPC : How Supreme Court Raised Concerns About Misuse Of Anti-Dowry & Cruelty Laws Over Years

The recent tragic death of 34-yr old techie Atul Subhash, who is reported to have died by suicide due to marital discord with his wife and ensuing litigations, has sparked a debate around Section 498A of Indian Penal Code.Unfortunately though, the issue of misuse of women-centric laws - Section 498A IPC in particular - is not new. In this case, …

While quashing a Section 498-A IPC case against a husband and in-laws of the wife, the Supreme Court today again cautioned about the tendency to implicate all the members of the husband's family when domestic disputes arise out of matrimonial discord. Also, the Court criticized the growing tendency to misuse provisions like Section 498-A IPC as a tool for unleashing …

'Abuse Of Criminal Process, Vague Allegations' : Supreme Court Quashes Wife's S.498A Case Against In-Laws

Observing that a criminal case cannot be allowed to proceed based on vague and obscure complaints, the Supreme Court quashed a criminal case under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code case against the in-laws of a complaint-wife.It was a case where the wife had initiated the proceedings against the appellants under Sections 498A, 323, 504, and 506 read with …

S. 498A IPC | In-Laws Can't Be Booked Merely On Allegations That They Supported Husband Who Subjected Wife To Cruelty: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court recently held that merely because the complaint states that the in-laws supported the husband in subjecting her to cruelty would not mean that they have committed the offence punishable under Section 498A of the IPC.A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande quashed a case of cruelty against four members of a family, all …

The three new criminal laws are expected to turn a new leaf for criminal justice in the country. In 2023, there were nearly 22.8 lakh crimes reported against women, Of these, about 7 lakh, or 30 per cent, were reported under Section 498A of the IPC, according to the data recorded by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation in …

The Karnataka High Court while quashing a case registered by a woman against her ex-husband and in-laws under section 498-A said the charge sheet filed on the basis of omnibus and general allegations is without any substance. They returned to India in the year 2016 and during their stay in India, respondent No.2 was harassed by accused to bring dowry …

Dowry Death- Society Has Got The Wrong Message That In-Laws Can Easily Escape Liability If They Live Separately From Victim: Madras HC