The problems of Evidence in cruelty cases are often these:
1) Cruelty happened at house of husband. Eyewitnesses will be relatives of husband. They are bound to depose in favour of husband.
2) Wife will not be able to get even neighbors as witnesses.
3) So she will bring her own relatives with whom she talked on phone about cruelty. They are bound to give evidence if favour of wife.
4) Judge has practically no independent evidence.-
Haresh Raichura 21/8/2016