Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh quashed the case filed by a woman against her husband after the Telangana high court refused to dismiss the case.

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Women should not misuse cruelty law for ‘personal vendetta’ against husbands: Supreme Court

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In cases of IPC section 498A (cruelty towards a woman by her husband or the husband’s family), courts must exercise caution to prevent misuse of the legal process, says a bench of Justices B Nagarathna and Kotiswar Singh.

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Supreme Court criticises ‘growing misuse’ of IPC section 498A against husbands and their kin for ‘personal vendetta’

The Supreme Court made the observation while setting aside a cruelty case lodged by a woman against her husband and his family which the Telangana High Court had refused to dismiss earlier.

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Cruelty law being misused for personal vendetta against husband: Supreme Court

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY.  While quashing a Section 498A IPC case against a husband and his parents, a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh said that the Section became a tool for unleashing personal vendetta against the husband and his family by a wife.  India News | SC Expresses Concern over Growing Misuse of Section 498A by Wife Against Husband, His Family.

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SC Expresses Concern over Growing Misuse of Section 498A by Wife Against Husband, His Family

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has raised concerns over the increasing misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalizes cruelty ...

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Supreme Court slams misuse of cruelty laws: Became a tool for personal vendetta

Amid a raging debate over crimes against men in the backdrop of Atul Subhash harassment leading to suicide case, the Supreme Court too has flaged the misuse of cruelty laws in marital disputes. The apex court observed that such laws should not be used as a tool to unleash personal vendetta against a husband and his family. The remark came while the court set aside a cruelty case filed by a woman against her husband and his family, an order that …

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Amid Atul Subhash case, SC flags misuse of Section 498A

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, while quashing a case filed by a wife against her husband and his family members for dowry and harassment, observing that that there is often a tendency to implicate all the members of the husband’s family when domestic disputes arise out of a matrimonial discord and said that courts must exercise caution in such cases to prevent misuse of legal provisions and the legal process and avoid unnecessary harassment of in…

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Supreme Court’s big message to lower courts in dowry harassment cases

The Court said that there is a growing trend to use the provision as a tool by women for unleashing personal vendetta against the husband and his family.

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Section 498A being misused to force husband to comply with wife's unreasonable demands: Supreme Court

New Delhi:  While news of an IT professional in Bengaluru committing suicide after allegedly being harassed by his wife and in-laws is rife, another Supreme Court case has accused a woman of misuse of cruelty laws in a matrimonial dispute case filed against her husband. be opposed to. The Supreme Court on Tuesday said courts should be careful to prevent misuse of law in dowry harassment cases and avoid unnecessary trouble for innocent family mem…

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Supreme Court should stop misuse of law in dowry harassment cases, courts should be careful

Amid outrage over the death by suicide of a Bengaluru-based techie due to alleged harassment by his wife and in-laws, the Supreme Court, hearing a separate case, has warned against the misuse of the cruelty law in marital dispute cases lodged by women against their husbands. The cruelty law cannot be used as a “personal tool to unleash vendetta,” the court observed. Section 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the new penal code, protects wo…

Women should not misuse cruelty law for ‘personal vendetta’ against husbands: Supreme Court

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