Explore Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, its role in protecting married women from cruelty and dowry harassment, and the growing concerns over its misuse as a tool for false accusations and legal exploitation.
The Bombay High Court has ruled that filing false cases against a husband by the wife constitutes cruelty, emphasizing the need to prevent legal misuse in marital disputes. The court upheld the lower court’s decision to grant the divorce, citing the wife’s multiple baseless legal claims. This ruling reaffirms the serious consequences of misuse of legal provisions in familial disputes.
