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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The Kerala High Court gave anticipatory bail to a 24-year-old man who was accused of rape. The Court found that the woman had willingly entered into a relationship with him and stayed with him at hotels. It said such consensual relationships should not later be treated as rape just because things didn’t work out. Brief […]
Section 498A (85 and 86 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) of the Indian Penal Code was introduced in 1983 to protect married women from cruelty or harassment by their husbands or in-laws, especially in cases related to dowry demands. This law allows a woman to file a complaint if she faces physical violence, mental […]