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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Non-payment of maintenance can trigger coercive court action, including warrants and civil jail, even when inability—not refusal—is the cause. When a husband genuinely lacks income, the law still moves faster to punish than to verify hardship. Indian law often punishes financial distress first and verifies hardship later, leaving genuine cases trapped in enforcement abuse. New […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: Hon’ble Dr. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma Sahiba Sodhi vs. The State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr. On 09 December 2025 Law Point: Judgement The present criminal revision petition has been preferred by the petitioner-wife against the order dated 05.04.2024 [hereafter „impugned order‟], passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, SFTC […]
भारतीय अदालतें मानती हैं कि शिक्षित और सक्षम पत्नी काम कर सकती है, फिर भी व्यवहार में भरण-पोषण का बोझ पति पर ही डाला जाता है। कानून में मान्यता और ज़मीनी हकीकत के बीच यही अंतर पुरुषों की सबसे बड़ी कानूनी पीड़ा बन चुका है। नई दिल्ली: भारत में मेंटेनेंस के कानूनों का उद्देश्य वैवाहिक […]
Indian courts recognise education and earning capacity, yet husbands are still routinely ordered to pay maintenance.Interim orders, delays, and cautious judicial approaches continue to place the financial burden squarely on men. Educated Wife & Maintenance: Maintenance laws in India were enacted to prevent financial destitution and preserve basic human dignity after marital breakdown. They were […]
Many men trapped in false cases look for sympathy, not solutions. They seek validation for their helplessness. Real justice comes only when men stop complaining and start acting.-By Shonee Kapoor Men’s Rights Truth: Sympathy Destroys Innocent Men Trapped: Over the years of working closely with thousands of men who are stuck in false criminal and […]
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. False 498A Cases & PoSH Misuse in India: Every man begins with a lie he tells himself: “It won’t happen to me.” He watches other men dragged into false […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]