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The Court emphasized that the word 'relative' brings within its purview even distant relatives and that mental cruelty can be meted out even if they are not living in the same house as the victim.

The Court held that the FIR was a classic example of roping in family members of the husband under Section 498A to settle personal scores with the husband.

The Court while refusing to quash a case against a man, said that it would be harsh to the women if the accused-man is allowed to take a plea of absence of valid marriage to escape liability under Section 498A.

The court made the observation while quashing a cruelty case filed against a man by his wife.

The Court said that an FIR against a man for outraging the modesty of his daughter-in-law, cannot be dismissed merely on the ground that he is her father-in-law.

The Court also held that just because certain provisions under special acts shift the burden of proof on the accused, that doesn’t make those provisions unconstitutional.

The Allahabad High Court observed that misuse of Section 498A of IPC is impacting the traditional institution of marriage and live-in relationships which come free of legal baggage, is replacing traditional marriage

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a plea filed by the husband and family members of a woman who had committed suicide shortly after claiming cruelty on their part.

The Karnataka High Court convicted the mother-in-law, sister-in-law and husband of a deceased woman who had given birth to two girls with mental disabilities for cruelty.

Wife making discreet phone calls to another man during odd hours of the night, disregarding the warning of the husband amounts to matrimonial cruelty, the Kerala High Court observed