Calcutta High Court Quashes Cases Filed by Wife Against Her Husband and In-Laws, Says 'Expecting Educated and Earning Wife To Contribute to Household Expenses Is Not Cruelty'

Recently, the Calcutta High Court quashed cases filed by a wife against her husband and in-laws. The woman had accused them of cruelty under Section 498A the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and under various sections of the SC/ST Act and Juvenile Justice Act. The high court bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta said, "The opposite party no. 2 is an educated and earning woman, and the routine expectations of contributing towards household expenses, making online purchases during the Covid-19 lockdown, or being asked to feed the child by the mother-in-law, cannot, by any stretch, constitute “#cruelty” within the meaning of Section 498A IPC." Calcutta High Court Directs Company To Pay Gratuity Plus Interest to Former Employee Within 2 Months, Says ‘Looking for Another Job Even With Rival Company Is Basic Right of Employee’.

Calcutta High Court  Quashes Cases Filed by Woman Against Her Husband and In-Laws

The Calcutta High Court has quashed cases filed by a wife against her husband and in-laws, accusing them of cruelty under Section #498A the Indian Penal Code, and under various sections of the SC/ST Act and Juvenile Justice Act.

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Women and Child Helpline Numbers:

Childline India – 1098; Missing Child and Women – 1094; Women’s Helpline – 181; National Commission for Women Helpline – 112; National Commission for Women Helpline Against Violence – 7827170170; Police Women and Senior Citizen Helpline – 1091/1291.

Men's Helpline Numbers:

Milaap: 9990588768; All India Men Helpline: 9911666498; Men Welfare Trust: 8882498498.

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