Refusing Medical Help to Wife for Dowry is Cruelty: Jharkhand High Court
Shruti Mahapatra
The Jharkhand High Court ruled that not giving proper medical treatment to a wife in order to pressure her for dowry is considered cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC.…
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