In-Laws Asking Wife To Divorce Husband For His Marriage With Higher Caste Girl Doesn't Amount To Cruelty: Bombay High Court

Aurangabad, 4 April 2025 – In a significant decision, the Hon’ble Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, invoked Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, to quash proceedings against a sister-in-law in a case filed under multiple charges, including those under the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The bench was presided over by Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh and Justice…