Some years back, I was sucked into the labyrinth of Indian Matrimonial laws and a false 498a in particular. To be fair, before it hit me, it was difficult for me to fathom the wide spread misuse of dowry laws and specially 498a in India.
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Alimony and maintenance are not the same, but Indian courts often blur the line, creating lifelong financial pressure on men. This detailed legal news article explains the difference in simple Indian English and exposes how misuse happens in real life. NEW DELHI: In India, divorce is no longer just an emotional breakdown of a marriage. […]
An RTI-based investigation uncovering the numbers, patterns, and judicial realities behind Delhi’s 4.3% rape conviction rate and what it means for justice in India. Behind the Headlines: What My Rti Revealed About Delhi’s Justice System My goal was to unearth the truth hidden beneath the rhetoric when I started submitting a number of RTI applications […]
From landmark Supreme Court rulings to ground-level misuse, this article unpacks how Section 498A defines ‘husband’ and ‘relative’, protecting the “girlfriend” of the husband. Introduction: The Status of the Husband’s Girlfriend Like all love stories, it starts with two people, a promise, and a future. But that promise falters somewhere in the middle of “I […]
For over 30 years, hard evidence has shown gender symmetry in partner violence. Still, governments fund shelters only for women, media frames every abuser as male, and policies silence male victims. Dr. Murray Straus’s research didn’t just challenge ideology; it exposed how “equality” ends when men need protection. Introduction: Equal Blows, Unequal Blame The story […]
This article dives into India’s political silence on men’s rights uncovering why false cases, unfair maintenance, and gender-biased laws never make it to the Parliament floor. Imagine losing your freedom, reputation, and family not because you are guilty, but because the law assumed you were. Millions of Indian men silently endure false 498A cases, biased […]
India speaks proudly of women’s empowerment but ignores the men who suffer in silence. With rising false accusations, biased family courts, and laws that presume men guilty, the balance of justice has tilted dangerously. True equality will only return when compassion, not gender, decides who deserves protection. INTRODUCTION: The Untold Story of Indian Men’s inequality […]
India’s gender laws were designed to protect women — but today, countless innocent men are being destroyed by false cases, biased arrests, and one-sided justice. This is the untold story of how equality lost its meaning when the law stopped being blind to gender. Introduction: The Forgotten Half of Justice India is often celebrated as […]
Project 39A’s Annual Death Penalty Report 2023 exposes India’s hidden gender bias: all 561 death-row prisoners are men. Trial courts rush, investigations collapse, and the law expands the noose. Why does equality end where the gallows begin? Justice or Gender Bias? Why Only Men Hang in India’s Death Cells Equality before law should mean equality […]
A deep exposé on how India’s 498A IPC and its new BNS versions (Sections 85 & 86) are being weaponized against NRI men. Learn how a law meant to protect women has turned into a global legal nightmare for Indian husbands abroad. Section 498A IPC: The Law That Changed Indian Marriages Forever Section 498A of […]
From Dubai to Delhi, NRI domestic violence cases reveal a tangled web of law, emotion, and cross-border chaos. This deep dive exposes how justice meant to protect can sometimes become a weapon-leaving both men and women fighting unseen battles. Introduction: The Double-Edged Sword of Domestic Violence Laws for NRI’s When Protection Becomes a Weapon: The […]