Patna High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husband After Woman Declared Dead By Family Was Found Alive

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7 Aug 2026 10:17 AM IST

  • Patna High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husband After Woman Declared Dead By Family Was Found Alive

    The Patna High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of cruelty under Section 498A IPC after noting that the complainant's family had mistakenly identified an unidentified woman's body as hers, while she was in fact alive in Mumbai.Justice Praveen Kumar passed the order in a petition challenging the Magistrate's decision taking cognisance of the offence.According to...

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