Husband's Girlfriend Is Not His Relative, Cannot Be Booked For Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Bombay High Court

In a significant order, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court held that the girlfriend of a husband cannot be booked under charges of domestic violence or cruelty punishable under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Vrushali Joshi quashed the chargesheet and other proceedings pending against one Vaishali Gawande, before a court...