A Few Taunts Here and There Is a Part of Everyday Life: Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case Against In-Laws in Matrimonial Dispute

In a significant ruling, delivered by a bench Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Manmohan, of addressing misuse of criminal law in matrimonial disputes, the Supreme Court has quashed proceedings against the parents-in-law of a woman accused of cruelty under Section 498-A IPC, observing that minor domestic taunts should not be criminalised. The Court held that,

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