The Court made the remarks while quashing proceedings against eight in-laws of a woman. However, the Court upheld proceedings against the woman’s husband and her mother-in-law.
As per the notification issued on August 23, the High Court has ordered the State police to ensure that an individual is not 'automatically' arrested merely on the registration of a case under Section 498A.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court commented on the misuse of Section 498-A, IPC observing that nowadays there is a “package of five cases” being filed by the wife against the husband and his family members in courts
Single-judge Justice Subhendu Samanta said that Section 498A was introduced for the welfare of women but the same is now being misused by filing false cases.