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Justice Ziyad Rahman AA said that the man had cooperated with the investigation and that he need not be deprived of his right to go abroad for studies merely because the final report has not been filed.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court commented on the misuse of Section 498-A, IPC observing that nowadays there is a “package of five cases” being filed by the wife against the husband and his family members in courts
The Calcutta High Court on Monday said that some women have unleashed "legal terrorism" by misusing Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a provision that intends to protect them from cruelty by her husband or his family members.
Vismaya's husband Kiran Kumar was convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on charges of dowry death, harassment, cruelty and abetment of suicide.
The Punjab & Haryana High Court refused to grant custody of a 3-year-old child to the father, on the ground that he was accused of causing the wife’s dowry death.