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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 [...]

Court concerned over misuse of law

A Delhi court has expressed concern over growing propensity to rope in innocent persons as accused in cases relating to cruelty against married women and sought a vigilant approach from lower courts in prosecuting relatives of the accused husband.
“A tendency has emerged to rope in family members of the husband in cases of Section 498A [...]

Women father jailed as city court says giving dowry is also an offence

New Delhi: In a rare judgment, probably the first for the Karkardooma courts, a sessions judge has ordered the prosecution of a man, who allegedly gave dowry to his daughter’s in-laws at the time of her marriage over two years ago.
In fact, it was his daughter’s complaints and multifarious criminal cases against her estranged husband [...]

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