Wife not barred from lodging FIR under Section 498A IPC merely because she filed application under DV Act: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh recently ruled that merely because a woman has filed an application under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act), she cannot be barred from lodging a first information report (FIR) against her husband for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) [Danish Chauhan V/s Director General J&K Police and others].