If your wife has imposed 498a, 406, 323, 504, 506, 354, 377, 307 etc. type of sections on you for dowry harassment, then how a husband or wife can quash these cases at the earliest will be discussed in this article. Both Husband and wife while filing cases are aware of the facts about how …
In most cases of 498a, have you noticed that it is mostly filed by an educated woman of modern society? Why is it so? One of the core reasons may be that this rule was introduced when male dominance was prevalent but things have completely changed now. Now, it is a modern era where women …
What makes Section 498A of IPC Anti-Social or similar to Legal Terrorism? Read More »
This Q-A session related to Section 498a cases will help you understand and clear your doubts about how to act when a complaint is filed against you. I will help you fight your cases in proper manner. Q. 498a complaint is charged on me. What Should I do? A. If you get any call from …
498a Complaint Q&A Session – Fight & Win 498a IPC, 406 IPC Read More »
In India, we often get to hear or read about the problems women face in their own house. However, hearing or reading about problems that often men face from their wives is relatively less. There are many husbands who face 498a complaints. Some of them are convicted criminals who undoubtedly deserve imprisonment, while a huge …
The Jalpaiguri bench of the Calcutta High Court recently ruled that the act of bickering between a married couple regularly would not fall under the ambit of cruelty as defined under Section 498A of the Indian Penal (IPC). Single-judge Justice Sugato Majumdar, therefore, quashed the conviction under Section 498A of IPC of a man charged …
As per the notification issued on August 23, the High Court has ordered the State police to ensure that an individual is not ‘automatically’ arrested merely on the registration of a case under Section 498A. In the previous week, the Calcutta High Court released a circular outlining directives to be followed by both the State …
On Monday, the Calcutta High Court said that women have kicked off ‘legal terrorism’ with the misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a provision which criminalises cruelty against a woman by her husband or his relatives. Single-Judge Justice Subhendu Samanta said that Section 498A was formed to provide protection to the …
Women Have Fueled ‘Legal Terrorism’ by Misusing Section 498a IPC: Calcutta High Court Read More »
Recently, Karnataka High Court quashed proceedings under Section 498A (cruelty to women) of IPC initiated against a husband by his wife for not consummating their marriage as he follows the teachings of the sisters of the Brahmakumari Samaja [Aiyappa MB v. State of Karnataka]. Justice M Nagaprasanna said that while the facts related to the …
Recently, the High Court of Orissa quashed a cruelty case under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that was originated against a woman by her brother’s wife. Justice G Satapathy quashed the proceedings against the sister-in-law and stated that offence of cruelty to wife under 498A is often being misused against parents-in-laws to …
Section 498A often used as a tool to Pressurize husband’s family Read More »
Nowadays, women and their families have started making vague allegations against every member of the husband’s family, implicating everybody under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, Bombay high court observed last week. “Nowadays, it has become a tendency to make vague and omnibus allegations against every member of the family of the husband, implicating …
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