She Was Home For Just 11 Days, In-Laws On Abuse Charge. What Court Said
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The court said whether the accused was physically capable enough to commit the alleged offence can be determined during the trial after evidence is led by both parties.
A sessions court here has upheld a magisterial court's order framing charges of cruelty and theft against the husband and in-laws of a woman, saying there was no illegality in the order.
The court observed that there is no provision in law specifying a minimum time for a married woman to stay at her matrimonial home before making a complaint against her in-laws for the offence of cruelty and such an offence can be committed even during her stay for a few hours.
Additional Sessions Judge Sunil Gupta was hearing a revision petition filed by the woman's husband and in-laws against the magisterial court's order framing charges against them under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and 379 (theft).
