False 498A Cases & PoSH Misuse in India

False cases don’t start with guilt — they start with blind trust. In India, believing “it won’t happen to me” is how innocent men lose everything.

NEW DELHI: Every man begins with a lie he tells himself:

“It won’t happen to me.”

He watches other men dragged into false 498A cases, hears of fabricated rape or molestation complaints, or sees careers destroyed under PoSH — and comforts himself with the thought:

“I respect women. I’ll never face this.”

That blind faith is exactly what the system feeds on.

The “It Can’t Be Me” Illusion

In India today, your innocence doesn’t matter — your gender does.

• One accusation.
• One viral clip.
• One emotional story.

And you are finished before a trial even begins.

• The law presumes guilt.
• The media amplifies it.
• Society enjoys the spectacle.

Justice becomes secondary.

The Rohtak Sisters Case — Trial by Media

Remember the Rohtak Sisters case?

A viral video showed two girls thrashing men on a bus, claiming molestation. Overnight, the country crowned them heroes. The accused boys were instantly branded predators — suspended from the army, shamed on national television, and socially ostracized.

• Later, CCTV footage and witness testimonies exposed the truth — there was no molestation.
• Did the girls face consequences?
  No.
• Did the boys get their dignity back?
  Never.
• This is what happens when emotion replaces evidence.

Sarabjeet Singh — The “Delhi ka Darinda” Who Wasn’t

• Then came Sarabjeet Singh.
• After a woman accused him of molestation in public, news channels instantly labelled him “Delhi ka Darinda.” Within hours, he was beaten, arrested, and paraded by the media as a symbol of “women’s safety.”
• Days later, CCTV footage revealed the truth — the allegation was fabricated.
  • His name was cleared.
  • His life was not.
  • No channel apologized.
  • No headline was corrected.
• That is the real cost of a false allegation: Instant fame for the accuser. Permanent damage for the accused.

Molestation Laws — Guilty Until Proven Male

• Section 354 IPC can be triggered without evidence, without witnesses, sometimes even without your presence.
• A single statement — “He touched me” — and the machinery activates.
• The man must prove a negative, while the world celebrates the “survivor.”
• Justice has become a performance.
• And men are the props.

PoSH — When Protection Turns Into a Weapon

• The PoSH Act was created to ensure safe workplaces.
• Today, it is often misused to settle scores, block promotions, or punish rejection.
• One anonymous complaint can end a man’s career.
• Even when cleared, the damage remains — whispers, rumours, and permanent suspicion.
• PoSH was meant to protect women from fear.
• It has now made men live in it.

False Rape Cases — The Ultimate Betrayal

• Across India, courts quietly acquit men after years of false rape litigation.
• Cases where relationships turn sour.
• Where consent is retroactively labelled “rape.”
• Where families misuse the law for revenge or extortion.
• These acquittals never make prime time.
• Because truth doesn’t sell.
• Pain doesn’t trend.
• And an innocent man is no longer “newsworthy.”

The Collateral Damage No One Talks About

• Behind every false case is a family destroyed.
• Elderly parents humiliated.
• Sisters traumatised.
• Children alienated.
• Their suffering doesn’t count — because society only acknowledges one version of pain.
• And when men finally break down, the same system calls them weak.

Knowledge Is the New Masculinity

• Real strength today isn’t physical.

• It’s awareness.
• Know the laws: 498A, 354, 376, DV Act, PoSH, maintenance laws.
• Document interactions.
• Communicate in writing.
• Maintain dignity — but keep records.
• Don’t let politeness become vulnerability.
  • You insure your car.
  • You insure your house.
  • You insure your phone.
• So why not your freedom?

Wake Up — Before It’s You

• Every man who once said, “My partner would never do this,” eventually calls me with a trembling voice and says: “Sir, I can’t believe this happened.”
• Believe it.
• Because it is happening every single day.
• The only men who survive are the ones who prepared — legally, emotionally, and mentally.
• So remember:
• It’s not paranoia if it’s the truth.
• Stop saying “It won’t happen to me.”
• Because that’s what every man says — until it does.

Explanatory Table: Laws & Sections Referenced