Stranger can’t be booked under Section 498A of IPC that deals with offence of cruelty against woman only by her ‘relatives’: Karnataka HC

Karnataka HC rules strangers cannot be charged under IPC Section 498A, limiting cruelty claims to relatives only.

Wife filed criminal cases against husband’s parents under Section 498A for instigating their son to demand dowry from her; she lost case in SC for this reason

Wife said her family gave Rs 4.5 lakh cash, 9 tola gold at the time of marriage but after 8 years of marriage the husband ...
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What Is Section 377 Of IPC? Centre's New Bill Raises Questions Over Men's Safety Against Sexual Offences - Explained

Among the three laws replacing India’s centuries-old criminal laws proposed by Union home minister Amit Shah in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament was the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, ...
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"Will Miss IPC Section 420": BJP MP On New Criminal Code Bills

Senior advocate and nominated MP Mahesh Jethmalani told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that he will miss some parts of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), especially section 420 that is imprinted in everyone's ...