Merely Failing To Support Wife In Matrimonial Dispute Does Not Make Husband’s Relatives Criminal: Supreme Court Quashes 498A, Dowry & DV Proceedings Against In-Laws
Does marital breakdown automatically make husband’s relatives criminally liable? The Supreme Court held that mere familial association with the husband or failure to support the wife during matrimonial disputes does not by itself amount to criminal liability under Section 498A IPC. NEW DELHI: In a judgment dated May 25, 2026, Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh and…
