When marriage void, cruelty charge against husband and family not sustainable: SC
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The Supreme Court has ruled that conviction of a husband and his relatives for cruelty to the wife under Section 498A of the IPC (husband or relative of the husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) would not be sustainable when the marriage between the parties had been declared null and void. The couple got married on December 4, 2003 and soon after, marital disputes arose between the parties and they started residing separately.