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 ...

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', ...

The high court said the vague statements and taunts cannot be said to constitute cruelty to a married woman, as contemplated under Section 498-A of the IPC Nowadays, women and their families have ...

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 ...

A bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari said that failure to control an adult brother, living independently, or giving advice to adjust to sister-in-law to avoid retaliation cannot ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

NEW DELHI: 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 ...

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 ...