New Delhi, [India], December 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the growing tendency to misuse Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which penalises cruelty by husbands and ...

The Delhi High Court has held that a wife cannot be permitted to continue criminal proceedings under Section 498A IPC in India after having accepted a divorce decree and monetary settlement passed by ...

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 ...

The Karnataka High Court's observations came after a 58-year-old woman approached the court seeking to quash criminal ...

RANCHI: Expressing concern over the rampant misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, the Jharkhand High Court observed that this provision of the law is being misused as a weapon, rather than ...

“Importance of making the Section 498A compoundable with the permission of the court, can hardly be overlooked or understated," said the Bombay high court recently in a significant order directing ...

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 ...

In a recent development, the Jharkhand High Court took cognizance of the misuse of Section 498A IPC complaints by married women who allege cruelty by their husbands. This particular legal provision ...

Mumbai: The Interactive Lawyers' Association for Women on Friday organised a discussion on the use and misuse of section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which was replaced with section 85 of the ...

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 ...