Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Dowry Harassment
Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code
The Supreme Court’s advise to the central Government to take a relook at Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code is a boon to all husbands and their families who are victims of this section which has been grossly abused by the so called dowry victims.
who .According to this section “Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. The offence is Cognizable, non-compoundable and non-bailable.
The essence of this is Even if the complaint is false, the accused shall be presumed to be guilty until he proves that he is innocent.
Thousands of innocent husbands and their families have been harassed since the section has been mostly misused by ladies. As the Apex court has pointed out the level of exaggeration of cruel behaviour on the part of husbands and their relatives that to find out the truth is a Herculean task in a majority of these complaints.
It is fervently hoped that the Government will take immediate action to obey the order of the Apex Court .
The Supreme Court’s advise to the central Government to take a relook at Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code is a boon to all husbands and their families who are victims of this section which has been grossly abused by the so called dowry victims.
who .According to this section “Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. The offence is Cognizable, non-compoundable and non-bailable.
The essence of this is Even if the complaint is false, the accused shall be presumed to be guilty until he proves that he is innocent.
Thousands of innocent husbands and their families have been harassed since the section has been mostly misused by ladies. As the Apex court has pointed out the level of exaggeration of cruel behaviour on the part of husbands and their relatives that to find out the truth is a Herculean task in a majority of these complaints.
It is fervently hoped that the Government will take immediate action to obey the order of the Apex Court .
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