Mere Knowledge Of Husband’s Second Marriage Not Enough To Incriminate In-Laws: Supreme Court Quashes 498A And Bigamy Proceedings
The Supreme Court held that common intention cannot be presumed from mere presence or awareness. Why are innocent relatives still prosecuted without evidence of participation? NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has delivered a major judgment giving relief to the father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law in a criminal case filed under Sections 498A and 494…
