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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Rape is an accusation that is hard to be proved, and even harder to be defended by the accused party. A rape allegation gives a disastrous turn to the life of the accused, excluding them socially. Rape is a menace, and many women do not speak about to incidence due to infamy. But point of […]
How is Consensual Sex converted to Rape? Many Indians accept that rape laws should not be used to manage personal relations, particularly in situations where women have agency and are entering into a relationship by choice and consent. Many in the judiciary, too, seem to share this opinion and, that to some extent, explains why […]