Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Husband’s Girlfriend in Domestic Case
Shruti Mahapatra
The Bombay High Court ruled that a husband’s girlfriend cannot be charged under Section 498A IPC as she is not a relative. The court quashed the FIR filed against her…
498A/ Domestic Violence
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