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The court said that in criminal cases related to domestic violence, complaints and charges, as far as possible, should be specific against every member of the family who have been accused of such crimes and demanded to prosecute them. It has gone, otherwise it may be misused by dragging all the members of the family indiscriminately.
Considering the need to handle domestic violence cases with great sensitivity, the Supreme Court on Friday said that family members of an accused could not be framed widely without specific allegations in a criminal case. A bench of Justice BV Nagratna and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh said that emotions are at a peak in marital disputes and there may They remain mute spectators.
The court said that in criminal cases related to domestic violence, complaints and charges, as far as possible, should be specific against every member of the family who have been accused of such crimes and demanded to prosecute them. It has gone, otherwise it may be misused by dragging all the members of the family indiscriminately. These comments reflected in a judgment, which canceled criminal proceedings against family members, against whom a woman filed a case of domestic violence besides her in -laws.
The Telangana High Court refused to cancel the proceedings against the aunt and cousin of the main accused. The apex court said that it cannot be considered a criminal act without specific acts held responsible to family members. When anger increases and relationships become bitter, there is also a tendency to exaggerate the allegations, which does not mean that such domestic disputes should be given the color of criminality.
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