High Court cancels woman's FIR against mother-in-law over vague allegations

A woman in India said her husband and his family were treating her badly.

She filed a police complaint, called an FIR, against her husband, his mother, and other relatives.

She said her mother-in-law made special food only for her son and did not feed her healthy food.

She also said she was forced to change her shampoo, which made her hair fall out, and that she was body shamed.

A judge named Justice M Nagaprasanna looked at the complaint.

He said the complaints against the mother-in-law and the relatives were too vague, like general complaints without clear proof.

The judge decided to cancel the complaint against the mother-in-law and the relatives.

However, the case against the husband could continue because the complaints against him were serious.

The judge said the husband was not in front of him to defend himself.

So the case was dismissed against the family members, but not against the husband.