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HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Law For 'Protection' Of Men From Estranged Wives

In the PIL, the petitioner claimed that many wives were falsely implicating their husbands and family members in fake cases.

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Union government for bringing in a law to "protect" men from "persecution and harassment by their estranged wives".

The PIL cited several news reports on the "plight" of men across the country and claimed that the existing laws were highly inclined in favour of women, which has emboldened them to "harass and persecute" men.

Dismissing the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Chandrama Vishvakarma, a bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra

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