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 … Continue reading