A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh said making vague and generalised allegations during matrimonial conflicts, if not scrutinised, will lead to the misuse of legal processes ...

The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the “growing tendency to misuse provisions like Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code” intended to protect married women “as a tool for unleashing personal ...

The Court said that there is a growing trend to use the provision as a tool by women for unleashing personal vendetta against the husband and his family. The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern ...

In the wake of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash's tragic suicide, Manan Kumar Mishra, Chairman of the Bar Council of India and BJP Rajya Sabha MP, has called for urgent reforms in Section 498A of the ...

the courts shall not stop consideration by merely looking into the question where the accused is a person falling within the ambit of the expression 'relative' for the purpose of Section 498-A ...

The Court also held that the spouse of husband's sibling who reside in the same matrimonial home as the wife, would fall under the term "relative" under Section 498A.