Supreme Court voices concern over in-laws being dragged in criminal cases arising out of marital disputes
The Supreme Court of India has quashed a POCSO case against a woman, expressing concern over the misuse of criminal laws to settle scores in marital disputes. The court criticized the practice of using children to vilify ex-spouses and noted that the FIR in question lacked credibility.
The Supreme Court has voiced concern over in-laws being dragged in to settle scores in cases arising out of marital discord and often children being used to vilify each other, as it quashed a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case registered against an aunt of a minor, whose parents are locked in a bitter matrimonial dispute.
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