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498A getting replicated in BNS without shield for hubby worries Supreme Court

IndiaTimes Monday, 6 May 2024
Supreme Court has ruled that married women cannot use police machinery to hold husband to ransom and expressed concern over much abused Section 498A (cruelty to women in matrimonial home) of IPC getting replicated in Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita without a semblance of protection for husband and his relatives against frivolous complaints.
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