Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.
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There is one line from a Hindi Song that reverberates in my mind each time I see a judgment in which either any High Court or Apex Court has given some guidelines for arresting the misuse of 498A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty: Proposed Section 84 of The Bharatiya Nyaya […]
I have watched the feminist reaction after recent SC judgment with the same nonchalance that it deserved. I have heard the same arguments from them time and again, so many times infact, that now it is boring. While the Apex Court had taken a big step forward to curb the misuse, the feminists cry had […]
Crime against Women Cell, mainly referred to as CAW Cell, is also known as Mahila Thana or Parivar Pramarsh Kender in various states in India, though I will use CAW Cell for the sake of consistency. The primary job of these cells is to bring about reconciliation between the warring couple. Mostly nowadays, in Dowry […]
Court: RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Bench: JUSTICE J.C. Verma JHABAR MAL Vs. GUDDI @ KAMLA On 24 August 2001 Law Point: Conviction of Wife for Murdering Her Mother-in-law, does Amount to Cruelty on Husband : Even if Wife is Acquitted, it shall not be Humanly Possible for Husband to Stay or Cohabitate Once Again with Respondent-wife […]
One of my favourite opening lines of a book, The Adventures of Griswald Gnome: A Fairy Tale for Children of all Ages, is – “A reformed deformer, searcher of research, a regrind grinder, one who once faltered, but reflated and did rejoin as a joiner. If I might presume, I’m going to lecture you. This […]
Pardon me for paraphrasing a well-known maxim- ‘rex non potest peccare’ or ‘the King can do no wrong’ to suit the context, but allow me to elaborate. ‘Sovereign immunity’ is a legal doctrine by which the King/ Crown/ President/ State cannot commit a legal wrong, i.e. they are immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution. The […]
Dear Friends, I see a lot of advice about filing RCR (under various matrimonial laws, primarily Sec 9 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955) whenever you face 498a (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty: Proposed Section 84 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) or threat of 498a (Husband or relative of […]
MARZ BADTA GAYA JYUN JYUN DAWA KI Time and again, various High Courts and Supreme Court and Committees have advocated that 498a (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty: Proposed Section 84 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) be made bailable and compoundable. Time and again, the government has made up its […]
What is Section 498A ? IPC 498A is one of the sections of the Indian Penal Code inserted in the year 1986 to protect women from harassment on account of demand of Dowry. As per definition: The statute says that 498A. Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.—Whoever, being the husband […]