Dowry demand not essential to invoke Section 498A IPC on cruelty to wife: Supreme Court

The absence of an explicit dowry demand does not negate the applicability of the provision where acts of physical violence and mental distress have been demonstrated, the Court held.
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The Supreme Court has held that demand for dowry is not a pre-requisite to invoke the offence of cruelty to wife under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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