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Woman’s live-in partner cannot be prosecuted for cruelty as husband: Kerala HC
In a significant ruling, the Kerala High Court stated that a woman's partner, who is not legally married, cannot be prosecuted under Section 498A of the IPC for the offence of cruelty. The court today ruled this after quashing the proceedings against the petitioner who was the live-in partner of t...