10 Years Lost In 498A & Dowry Case Even After Mutual Divorce: Orissa High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husband
Can a criminal trial continue even after both spouses legally part ways? The Orissa High Court answers this sharply: once a marriage ends by mutual consent, keeping a decade-old 498A case alive serves no purpose. CUTTACK: Justice Savitri Ratho of the Orissa High Court at Cuttack quashed a criminal case filed under Sections 498A/34 IPC…