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498A is Not a Weapon to Settle Scores. Casual Taunts ≠ Cruelty. Not Every Relative is an Accused: Delhi High Court Quashes False Case
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498A is Not a Weapon to Settle Scores. Casual Taunts ≠ Cruelty. Not Every Relative is an Accused: Delhi High Court Quashes False Case

Delhi High Court quashed 498A /406 charges against the husband’s maternal aunt and cousin, ruling that vague allegations and routine family friction cannot be treated as cruelty. The Court condemned the growing trend of dragging distant relatives into marital disputes without specific evidence. NEW DELHI: In a powerful and much-needed intervention against the rising misuse…

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