Taking Child Away to Protect His Welfare Cannot Alone Amount to Mental Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Calcutta High Court

The High Court at Calcutta has quashed a criminal proceeding and chargesheet filed under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against a husband and his 84-year-old mother. The Court observed that the allegations of “mental trauma” arising from the husband taking custody of their minor child did not amount to actionable cruelty under

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