The Bombay High Court ruled that mere crying or unhappiness of a wife cannot prove cruelty under Section 498A IPC. The Court acquitted the husband, citing lack of evidence of harassment or abetment to suicide.
The Bombay High Court quashed a 498A case, highlighting the misuse of the law to implicate all members of the husband’s family, regardless of their actual involvement, stressing the need for scrutiny in such cases.
