Thursday, June 18, 2015

Truth of Ipc 498a - Misuse and Abuse - Tool for Extortion and Blackmailing and Harassing Indian husband and his family

Truth of Ipc 498a - Misuse and Abuse - Tool for Extortion, Blackmailing and Harassing Indian husbands and his family

On Hum Log - A programme on News Nation Channel televised on 18 June 2015

Video Credits and Courtesy:- News Nation TV channel

Thursday, June 4, 2015

INDIAN Men and Husbands face Domestic Violence. Misuse of ipc 498a (Anti Dowry), DV acts, Anti Rape laws

INDIAN Men and Husbands face Domestic Violence. Misuse of ipc 498a (Anti Dowry), DV acts, Anti Rape laws - A programme on News Nation Hum Log 04Jun2015

Video Credits and Courtesy:- News Nation TV channel

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Government plans amendments in dowry harassment law to prevent misuse of its provisions - Compoundable and Bailable

Government plans amendments in dowry harassment law to prevent misuse of its provisions

Sunday, 17 May 2015 - 2:45pm IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI

With an average 10,000 false dowry harassment cases being registered every year, government plans to amend the criminal law to prevent frequent misuse of its legal provisions.

Under the proposal, Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code will be made a compoundable offence with the permission of the courts as suggested by the Law Commission and Justice Malimath Committee.

Provisions will be kept to allow compromise and settlement between husband and wife at the onset of trial in dowry harassment cases, a Home Ministry official said. The offence at present is non-compoundable and non- bailable, which provides for immediate arrest of the accused.

Conciliatory efforts between the hostile parties are virtually impossible. A husband or his family members are presumed guilty till they prove their innocence in court. The offence is punishable with a jail term of up to three years.

There have been allegations that husbands and in-laws are often charged with false dowry harassment when some marital problems arise.

As per data provided by the National Crime Records Bureau, a total number of 99,135, 1,06,527 and 1,18,866 cases, respectively, were registered in 2011, 2012 and 2013 in the country under Section 498A for cruelty by husband or his relatives.

After police investigation, 10,193 in 2011, 10,235 in 2012 and 10,864 cases in 2013 were found to be false or suffering from mistake of fact or law. If the offence is made compoundable, misuse of the law may come down hugely as there would be scope for initiating conciliation proceedings and out -of-court settlement.

Permission from a court will be a guarantee against attempts where a wife may be compelled into a compromise by her husband or in-laws, the Home Ministry official said.

Under the existing rules, if a dowry harassment case is proved wrong or it is proved that the law was misused, a penalty of only Rs 1,000 is imposed. The amendment, however, provides for a Rs 15,000 fine.

Another new section is expected to be inserted to allow an accused to escape jail by paying a penalty. 

The Supreme Court had in a 2010 judgement said that, as it stood now, the law had become a "weapon in the hands of disgruntled women". It had also observed that a serious re-look of the entire provision is warranted by the legislature.

"It is a matter of common knowledge that exaggerated versions of the incident are reflected in a large number of complaints. "The tendency of over-implication is also reflected in a very large number of cases," the apex court had said.

Section 498A was introduced in the early 80s to protect married women from being subjected to cruelty by the husband or his relatives. A spate of dowry deaths in Delhi and elsewhere led to a campaign by some leading women members of Parliament, prompting the government to bring the amendment.

The expression 'cruelty' has been defined in wide terms so as to include infliction of physical or mental harm to the body or health of the woman and indulging in acts of harassment with a view to coerce her or her relations to meet any unlawful demand for any property or valuables.

The Law Commission recommended that the offence under Section 498A should be made a compoundable offence with the permission of court. Justice Malimath Committee on Criminal Justice Reform, too, recommended that it be made compoundable as well as bailable.

The Home Ministry has also asked all state governments to be judicious in slapping Section 498A in matrimonial disputes as the provision may be used as "weapons rather than shields by disgruntled wives". 


Credits - http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-government-plans-amendments-in-dowry-harassment-law-to-prevent-misuse-of-its-provisions-2086573

Monday, March 23, 2015

Centre set to prevent misuse of anti-dowry harassment law - Mulling to make it Compoundable. Bailable is solution ? Adding Misuse clause ?

Centre set to prevent misuse of anti-dowry harassment law - Mulling to make it Compoundable. 

Bailable is solution ?

Adding Misuse clause ?


Debate on FOCUS NEWS channel telecasted LIVE on 23 March 2015





Panelists :-

Amit lakhani, Social Activist, Save Indian Family (SIF).
Rekha Agarwal, Supreme Court Advocate.
RS Goswami, Former president, Bar Council. 
Nisha Khanna, Counselor.
Meena Sharma, Anchor, Focus News.


Video Courtesy and Credits - FOCUS NEWS channel


Detailed news at

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dowry-law-section-498-a-ipc-centre-narendra-modi-nda/1/423362.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Steady-increase-in-number-of-women-filing-false-cases-against-husbands/articleshow/46452475.cms

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-03-11/news/60008620_1_law-commission-draft-bill-compoundable#

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

दहेज का फर्जी केसः पत्नी को 7 साल की कैद

दहेज का फर्जी केसः पत्नी को 7 साल की कैद

as on नवभारत टाइम्स| Dec 10, 2014, 03.24PM IST

विधि संवाददाता, लखनऊ
पति को दहेज प्रताड़ना के फर्जी मामले में फंसाना एक युवती को भारी पड़ गया। मंगलवार को अपर सत्र न्यायाधीश की कोर्ट ने पत्नी को दहेज प्रताड़ना के फर्जी मामले में फंसाकर पति को आत्महत्या के लिए विवश करने का दोषी करार दिया है। कोर्ट ने पत्नी को सात साल की कैद की सजा सुनाते हुए 10 हजार रुपये का जुर्माना भी लगाया। पत्नी को जेल भेज दिया गया।
अभियोजन पक्ष के मुताबिक राजेश केसरवानी व श्रद्धा वर्मा उर्फ सरला ने 20 मई 2011 को आर्यसमाज मंदिर में प्रेम विवाह किया था। सरला शादी के 25 दिन बाद ही मायके लौट गई और राजेश पर दहेज प्रताड़ना समेत कई केस कर दिए। फर्जी मुकदमों से परेशान होकर पति राजेश ने 24 मार्च 2012 को फांसी लगाकर आत्महत्या कर ली। मरते समय पति ने सूइसाइड नोट लिखा और उसमें पत्नी को अपनी मौत का जिम्मेदार बताया था। घटना की प्राथमिकी मृतक के भाई राकेश केसरवानी ने हुसैनगंज थाने पर लिखाई थी।

जांच के बाद पुलिस ने पत्नी को पति को आत्महत्या के लिए उकसाने का दोषी पाया और आईपीसी की धारा 306 के तहत आरोपपत्र दाखिल किया। कोर्ट में ट्रायल के दौरान अपर सत्र न्यायाधीश एएन पांडेय ने पत्नी को शादी के बाद से ही पति को प्रताड़ित करने का दोषी पाया था। मंगलवार को फैसला सुनाते हुए उन्होंने आरोपित सरला को सात साल की सजा सुनाई है।

http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/crime/wife-got-7-year-of-imprisonment-for-fake-dowery-case/articleshow/45440963.cms