“The Patna High Court quashed proceedings against the husband’s relatives, holding that a cruelty case under Section 85 BNS cannot stand when the marriage is void due to a previous marriage. Ruled second marriage without divorce is invalid.”
Karnataka High Court has quashed a cruelty case against a woman, ruling that she cannot be prosecuted under Section 498A IPC. The Court clarified that a neighbour or outsider cannot be held liable for matrimonial cruelty allegations.
Actress Hansika Motwani and her mother have approached the Bombay High Court seeking to cancel a cruelty case filed by her sister-in-law. They claim the FIR is out of malice after demanding repayment of a Rs 27 lakh wedding loan.
