The Supreme Court of India has quashed the criminal proceedings and domestic violence cases against the family members of a husband, ruling that “criminal law cannot be permitted to be set in motion against every relative of the husband merely on the basis of generalised and omnibus allegations lacking a specific factual foundation.” A Bench
Mere Failure to Intervene in Marital Dispute Does Not Attract Criminal Liability Under 498A: Supreme Court Quashes Case Against In-Laws
