Bombay High Court: Continuous Cruelty Must Be Proven Under Section 498A
Shruti Mahapatra
The Bombay High Court ruled that to prove cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC, the woman must face continuous mistreatment close to the time of filing the complaint.
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