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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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 […]
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 […]
Court: Bombay High Court Equivalent citations: AIR 2005 Bom 62, 2005 (1) BomCR 591, 2004 (4) MhLj 1052 Bench: JUSTICE S Mhase, R Mohite Sudha Suhas Nandanvankar vs Suhas Ramrao Nandanvankar on 15 September, 2004 Law Point: Return of Stridhan,Alimony and Hidding past medical history. JUDGEMENT 1. This appeal is directed against the Judgment and […]
Communication between Husband and Wife is considered “Privileged Communication” besides being personal and sensitive at most times. As per the Law Dictionary, a conversation that takes place within the context of a protected relationship between an attorney and client, a husband and wife, a priest and penitent, and a doctor and patient is called Privileged […]
Approved by Indian Parliament in year 1983, Indian Penal Code 498a (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty: Section 85 & 86 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) is a criminal law (not a civil law) which is explained as follows, “Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the […]
Court: Delhi High Court Bench: SHIV NARAYAN DHINGRA J.L.Goel & Ors. vs Rajesh Kumar Jain & Anr. on 30 August, 2010 Mr. M.A. Khan and Mr. Mir Akhtar Hussain, Adv. For the appellant. Mr. O.P. Saxena, Additional Public Prosecutor For the respondent. Law Point: Commiting forgery with court records, wife changed the FIR with improved version in collusion with record keeper. JUDGEMENT […]
Court: Kerala High Court Bench: Justice K.A.ABDUL GAFOOR and Justice K.R.UDAYABHANU S. Prabhu vs Rajani R. on 25 January, 2007 SRI.MOHAN JACOB GEORGE, Adv. For the appellant. SRI.A.BALAGOPALAN, Adv. For the respondent. Law Point: Child visitation granted to father, jurisdiction explained under GWA JUDGEMENT The appellant and the petitioner is one and the same. He will be described in the judgment as the husband. He […]