Overview

• The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL by NGO Janshruti seeking mandatory preliminary probes before filing FIRs in domestic violence and dowry cases.
• The bench reaffirmed Section 498A as a protective provision for women, rejecting claims of its misuse as vague and requiring case-specific evaluation.
• The court emphasized that modifying legal provisions is the responsibility of Parliament, not the judiciary.
• Suggestions to adopt foreign legal practices and impose fixed timelines for interim maintenance decisions were also rejected as impractical.
• The ruling reinforces India's commitment to its sovereign legal framework while addressing concerns over resource constraints in the judicial system.