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Biased marriage law being misused

For years, there has been loud debate and even orders from courts to do away with or, at least, amend Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deals with the offence of matrimonial cruelty. This clause is considered to be rampantly abused, with several examples of husbands and their families being arrested [...]

Chief justice supports amendments on rules of arrest

New Delhi, April 2 Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Thursday supported amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), citing that 60 percent of the arrests made in the country were ‘needless’.
‘Independent studies indicate that up to 60 percent of arrests made in our country are needless since the detained persons do not prove to [...]

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