The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that forced unnatural sex by a husband amounts to cruelty under Section 498A IPC, but it cannot be treated as rape under Section 376 or unnatural offence under Section 377 IPC.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that taunts about not conceiving do not constitute cruelty under Section 498A IPC. The court quashed charges against the sister-in-laws due to insufficient allegations, stating that vague accusations without specific details cannot sustain legal proceedings. This judgment emphasizes careful scrutiny of family-related complaints.