Section 498A IPC | Every Relative Can't Be Prosecuted Merely Because of Marital Discord; Case Against In-Laws Quashed: Madras High Court

In an important judgment concerning matrimonial cruelty prosecutions, the Madras High Court partly allowed a petition seeking quashing of criminal proceedings and held that vague and omnibus allegations against relatives of a husband cannot be the basis for a criminal trial. At the same time, the Court refused to quash the proceedings against the husband after finding that specific allegations had been made against him requiring examination during trial. Background…