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 ...

Mumbai: The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court recently quashed an FIR against a woman accused of harassing her sister-in-law, observing that a mere reference to divorce or remarriage with a ...

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 ...

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', ...

In a significant interpretation of Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that a woman being asked by her in-laws to divorce her husband ...

The High Court of Karnataka 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 by his 'second ...

Police should not make unnecessary arrests while dealing with cases under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, Calcutta High Court has said in a notification. Section 498A is a law that aims to ...

In what may result in the first review of the new Indian criminal codes, the Centre has started discussions on the misuse of Sections 85 and 86 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) that criminalize ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

KOCHI: A man or his relatives cannot be held guilty for cruelty towards a woman under section 498A of the IPC if there was only a live-in relationship and no solemnisation of marriage, the Kerala High ...