Mother-In-Law Can Seek Protection Under DV Act Against Daughter-In-Law: Allahabad High Court

Mother-In-Law Can Seek Protection Under DV Act Against Daughter-In-Law: Allahabad High Court

The bench of Justice Alok Mathur dismissed a plea filed by a woman and her relatives challenging summons issued by a magistrate in a domestic violence complaint lodged by her mother-in-law.

Laws Being Misused After Failed Intimate Relations: Allahabad HC grants bail to rape accused

While granting bail to a rape accused, the Allahabad High Court recently expressed concerns about the growing trend of failed relationships leading to the misuse of criminal law. The court stressed that not all socially or ethically questionable actions warrant legal intervention. Strikingly, Justice Krishan Pahal made these remarks in his order dated 9th April, while granting bail to a 42-year-old man accused of rape by a woman. The Court said,…