Calcutta High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Filed After 18 Years of Marriage
The Calcutta High Court has quashed a cruelty case filed by a wife against her sister-in-law after 18 years of marriage, calling the allegations vague and unsustainable.
Justice Shampa (Dutt) Paul observed that the complaint lacked any clear or direct accusations against the petitioner. The judge noted that the petitioner, who is the husband’s married sister (nanad), was only mentioned in the petition’s title under Section 156(3) of the CrPC but no specific acts of cruelty were detailed.
The court also highlighted that the complainant lived in Krishnanagar, Nadia, while the petitioner resided in Chakdaha, Nadia, nearly 50 km apart. This distance further weakened the claims, as there was no evidence of direct involvement.
The High Court emphasized that the general nature of the allegations, combined with the fact that the complaint was filed after almost 18 years of marriage, made the case an abuse of the legal process.
Relying on the case diary and written complaint, the court concluded that there were no valid grounds to proceed against the petitioner. Consequently, the plea was allowed, and the proceedings were quashed.
Case Title: Smt. Tanusree Das alias Tanushree Das vs. The State of West Bengal and another
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