Arrest to be the last resort in case of IPC 498a – HMA Letter

New Delhi: Bowing to pressure from harassed husbands, mothers- and sisters-in-law and observation by various courts about rampant misuse of the anti-dowry law, Section 498A of IPC, the government has issued directives to states not to make immediate arrests in such cases.
In a letter to state chief secretaries, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) has [...]