Court’s big verdict – husband will be guilty of every injury suffered by wife in-laws

The Supreme Court has once again delivered a major verdict regarding women’s self-respect and defense. Regarding domestic violence with the woman in the in-laws’ house, the court said that if there is any kind of beatings in the in-laws with the wife, then her husband will be responsible for every single injury caused to her. Significantly, on ‘International Women’s Day, the Supreme Court said that it ‘highly respects women’.

Husband responsible for injury to wife in-laws- SC

The Supreme Court has given its verdict in the context in which a man who had assaulted his wife filed a petition for anticipatory bail, which the court rejected, saying that the husband for every injury suffered by the wife in the in-laws Will only be responsible

The court said on Monday that if anyone in the in-laws beat up the wife, her husband would be primarily responsible for her injuries, even if the injury was caused by some of her other relatives. Let me tell you that this is the third marriage of the wife accused of beating the court. The woman has a second marriage.

The victim woman made this charge

According to a newspaper, the two gave birth to a child in 2018, a year after their marriage. At the same time last year 2020, in the month of June, the woman lodged a complaint with the Ludhiana police against her husband and in-laws.

In her complaint, the woman alleged that she was being harassed by her in-laws for dowry. The woman also said that her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law had beaten her mercilessly for not meeting the ever-increasing dowry demands from her in-laws.

CJI asked- What kind of man are you?

When the lawyer of the accused in the case, Kushagra Mahajan, repeatedly insisted on the grant of anticipatory bail, the Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde made stern remarks. The bench told the woman’s husband, ‘What kind of man are you? The woman alleges that you strangled her and tried to kill her. She has also said that you forcibly miscarried her. ‘ The court asked what kind of man are you who beat your wife with a cricket bat?

Court refused to grant bail

When the man’s lawyer told the bench that the woman had written in her complaint that her father-in-law had beaten her with a bat, the CJI-led bench said, “It doesn’t matter if the woman was beaten by the bat” You or your father. If the woman gets any injury in her in-laws, then it is mainly the husband’s responsibility. Along with this, the court rejected the plea of ​​the accused person and refused to grant bail before his arrest.