IPC Section 498A

Be careful in criminal cases tied to matrimonial disputes: Calcutta HC | India News

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KOLKATA: Courts need to be cautious when dealing with criminal cases based on matrimonial disputes, Calcutta HC said Wednesday while quashing FIRs against two women registered by their sister-in-law under IPC section 498A. The court noted that the allegations against the two petitioners were “general and omnibus” in nature.The matter pertained to a case of … Read more

PMLA being misused like dowry law, says SC, gives bail to former bureaucrat

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NEW DELHI: Observing that Enforcement Directorate‘s attitude should not be to keep an accused in custody, Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to former bureaucrat Arun Kumar Tripathi despite stiff opposition from the agency, which said “crooks” who were damaging the country should not be protected.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan expressed … Read more