SC Stresses Duty To Examine Exaggeration In Dowry Harassment Cases

The Supreme Court emphasized the responsibility of courts to assess whether allegations in dowry harassment cases are exaggerated or over-implicated. Referring to past rulings, the court stated that many matrimonial complaints include inflated versions of incidents. The court quashed an FIR against a husband’s cousin’s wife, ruling that the it was an attempt to pressurize the husband’s family.