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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.
The Court opined that the parents-in-law of the complainant had been unnecessarily dragged into the marital dispute and quashed the case against them.
As per the notification issued on August 23, the High Court has ordered the State police to ensure that an individual is not 'automatically' arrested merely on the registration of a case under Section 498A.
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
Single-judge Justice Subhendu Samanta said that Section 498A was introduced for the welfare of women but the same is now being misused by filing false cases.