The Bombay High Court has ruled that taunting a wife for her dark complexion does not amount to cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC. The Court clarified such remarks alone cannot attract criminal liability.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, led by Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Mohd FA Khan, denied bail to former UP minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, who is serving a life sentence for gang rape. His appeal against conviction followed a 2017 Supreme Court directive leading to his arrest.
