Section 498A IPC Not Confined to Dowry Harassment; Conviction Upheld for Husband and Relatives Who Forced Abortion Pills on Wife: Madras High Court
In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court reiterated that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code is not confined to dowry harassment alone, but encompasses all forms of cruelty inflicted by the husband or his relatives on the wife. Justice Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup, while upholding the conviction of Ramasamy and his mother in Criminal Revision Case No.504 of 2019, emphasized that the provision seeks to protect women from…
