![Section 498A IPC, Punjab and Haryana High Court](http://media.assettype.com/barandbench%2F2024-05%2F173f9b5c-6e31-41b8-962f-179fd02bbabb%2F10.jpg?w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently expressed disapproval at a Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) refusing to accept the cancellation report filed by the police in a case under Section 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).