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The Bombay High Court recently rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a man in a cheating case after it found that he had married at least five women and concealed the same.
The Jharkhand High Court recently observed that while Section 498A of the IPC was introduced with the laudable object of punishing cruelty by husbands or their relatives on married women, it is currently being misused.
The Court observed that whether or not the actual news is defamatory is irrelevant as allegations and accusations themselves have the effect of lowering one's reputation
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.
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The Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court recently opined that if a married lady is required to do housework for family, the same cannot be equated to work like a maid servant.