In a one-of-a-kind order, the Patna High Court has directed two judicial officers of the state to pay compensation of ₹100 each to a man subjected to an unjustifiable trial under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The Court added that the amount of compensation was being fixed as a “token” to remind the concerned Judicial Officers that before …
The Patna High Court has held that entering into a second marriage, even with the consent of the first wife, may constitute cruelty to the first wife, thereby giving her reason to live separately and giving cause of action to file complaint cases under Section 498A of the IPC. "However, as a common knowledge, such second marriage is not tolerated …
