Neighbour Is Not Family, Can’t Be Booked For Matrimonial Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a neighbour or stranger cannot be booked under Section 498A IPC in a marital cruelty case. Dragging outsiders into matrimonial fights amounts to abuse of law and miscarriage of justice. BENGALURU: In an important judgment clarifying the misuse of matrimonial cruelty laws, the Karnataka High Court has held…