As dignity of a woman is to be protected, it should be ensured that women are not compelled to incur unnecessary expenditure and face hardships, the Court underlined.
The Court said that as per the settled law, a woman, who has already been married to another person, cannot be treated as a legally-wedded wife of the second husband without divorce from her first husband.
India News: NEW DELHI: Tolerance is the foundation of a sound marriage and petty quibbles are mundane matters that should not be blown out of proportion to destro.
Supreme Court called for Central government and the Legislature to make necessary changes to the soon-to-enforced Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) towards the provision replacing Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
The Court made the remarks while quashing proceedings against eight in-laws of a woman. However, the Court upheld proceedings against the woman’s husband and her mother-in-law.