Refusal to take responsibility for the child's treatment or neglecting the child does not amount to cruelty under Section 498-A or criminal intimidation under Section 506 of IPC.

Refusal to take responsibility for the child’s treatment or neglecting the child does not amount to cruelty under Section 498-A or criminal intimidation under Section 506 of IPC. 

Recently, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh quashed a criminal case brought up by a woman against her husband and in-laws. The case was filed under Sections 498-A, 509, 506, 354 r/w 34 of IPC.  The husband and in-laws pleaded that the case was filed beyond the period of limitation Read more…

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