Taunting Wife for Her Complexion Not Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently delivered an important judgment on July 11 in the case of Sadashiv Parbati Rupnawar v The State of Maharashtra, ruling that taunting a wife about her complexion does not amount to cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Court set aside the conviction of the husband, who was sentenced to five years for allegedly abetting the suicide of his wife and…