Patna High Court Quashes Marital Cruelty Case Against Husband’s Relatives

The Patna High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a man’s relatives accused of marital cruelty by a woman who alleged caste-based abuse and violence. The court noted the woman admitted living separately from the accused for nearly three years without cohabitation, making allegations of cruelty by in-laws improbable. It criticized the lower court’s order for lacking proper consideration and deemed continuation of the case a potential miscarriage of justice.