'Settlement in cruelty to wife cases not in women's interest'

The Centre said making the offence of 'cruelty to wife' by husband or in-laws under Section 498A of the IPC compoundable - that is, amenable to an out-of-court settlement or a compromise, with or without nod of the court - "will not be in the interest of women."

from Times of India https://ift.tt/ObcNyvs
July 13, 2023 at 04:08PM