The SC bench noted the spurt in matrimonial disputes in recent times and said every effort must be made to save marriages, if warring spouses at a later stage agreed to compromise and live together.
NEW DELHI: Cases filed by women against in-laws for harassment and cruelty under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, which under law could not be compounded, can now be quashed if the spouses kiss and make up and resumeconjugal relations, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
After a two-judge bench recently mooted the idea of compounding offences under Section 498A, a three-judge bench of Justices P Sathasivam, J S Khehar and Kurian Joseph on Friday gave legal sanctity to the proposition and said it was necessary to save the institution of marriage which occupied an important place in society.
After a two-judge bench recently mooted the idea of compounding offences under Section 498A, a three-judge bench of Justices P Sathasivam, J S Khehar and Kurian Joseph on Friday gave legal sanctity to the proposition and said it was necessary to save the institution of marriage which occupied an important place in society.
