Top Court Makes Critical Comments On Domestic Violence!

Domestic violence is one of the major issues faced by women. When spouses and in-laws put pressure on married women the victims can file a case and an action would be initiated. The Domestic Violence Act was started to protect women from domestic violence.

Though the act was started to protect women from violence, there are allegations that the act was misused by a few women as even the small things are seen as violence, and cases were filed against them.

Now the Supreme Court had made some critical comments on the offence of cruelty. Hearing a petition, the Supreme Court said one instance is not enough to impose domestic violence on a person when the instance is not portentous. Having said that the Apex Court quashed the criminal proceedings against the accused.

Going into details, a woman who got married a few years back had filed an FIR alleging that she was subjected to violence and cruelty. She also alleged that her husband's family members are interfering in her marital life. Based on that, the High Court of Karnataka issued orders.

The husband in the case had moved the Supreme Court seeking directives to quash the orders issued by the High Court. The Bench of the Supreme Court comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti heard the petition and said that one instance can be the parameter to frame the charges.

The bench said that it is accepting the plea as the allegations the petitioner made were very vague and general. The justices said that there is no evidence to prove the allegations that they were intervening in her marital life. There is no evidence to prove allegations of section 498A of the IPC.'

The couple got married in 2015. One year later she filed an FIR against four people including her husband, his sister, and cousins. Later the High Court issued orders to initiate the action. Now the orders were quashed.