Nowadays, women and their families have started making vague allegations against every member of the husband’s family, implicating everybody under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, Bombay high ...

Mumbai: Allegations of ill-treatment by a man against his own family members do not fall within the scope and ambit of Section 498(A) [cruelty] of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Bombay High Court ...

Prayagraj: A complaint under section 498-A (offence of cruelty by husband or his relatives against wife) of the IPC is not maintainable against a husband at the instance of a ‘second wife’. Stating ...

Taking custody of daughter-in-law's jewellery for safety cannot constitute cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court has said. Representational image  (AFP file photo ...

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the conviction of a 46-year-old man under Section 498A (married woman subject to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as the complaint was his 'second wife', ...

Legal protection for women in the marital home against cruelty, often for dowry, was formulated as late as 1983. The date indicates how social bias and institutional blindness overlooked for years the ...

The Supreme Court said that though Section 498A was enacted to protect women from cruelty in matrimonial homes, its misuse to harass the other side too is causing social unrest. The court added that ...

Taking custody of bride's jewellery for safety not cruelty under Section 498A of IPC: SC Section 498 A refers to husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty Ashish Tripathi ...