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Tall Male
Getting married? Plans for marriage? Know about IPC 498A
by Tall Male on Feb 25, 2011 10:56 PM  | Hide replies

What is IPC-498a? Why is it misused?

Passed by Indian Parliament in 1983, Indian Penal Code 498A, is a criminal law (not a civil law) which is defined as follows,

“Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. The offence is Cognizable, non-compoundable and non-bailable.

Please read the Act 46 of 1983 to understand 498a better.

How are you at risk and why it is dangerous for the society?
Your wife/daughter-in-law who's demands are not met can make a written false complaint of dowry harassment to a nearby police station. The husband, his old parents and relatives are immediately arrested without sufficient investigation and put behind bars on a non-bailable terms. Even if the complaint is false, you shall be presumed guilty until you prove that you are innocent.

498a can only be invoked by wife/daughter-in-law or her relative. Most cases where Sec 498A is invoked turn out to be false (as repeatedly accepted by High Courts and Supreme Court in India) as they are mere blackmail attempts by the wife (or her close relatives) when faced with a strained marriage. In most cases 498a complaint is followed by the demand of huge amount of money (extortion) to settle the case out of the court. This section is non-bailable(you have to appear in court and get bail from the judge),

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Tall Male
Re: Getting married? Plans for marriage? Know about IPC 498A
by Tall Male on Feb 25, 2011 11:00 PM
non-compoundable (complaint can't be withdrawn) and cognizable (register and investigate the complaint, although in practice most of the time arrest happens before investigation). There have been countless instances where, without any investigation, the police has arrested elderly parents, unmarried sisters, pregnant sister-in-laws and even 3 year old children. In these cases unsuspecting family of husband has to go through a lot of mental torture and harassment by the corrupt Indian legal system. A typical case goes on for years (5-7 years is typical) and the conviction rate is about 2% only. Some accused parents, sisters and even husbands have committed suicide after time in jail.




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Cow
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by Cow on Jan 30, 2011 09:39 PM  | Hide replies

Im attracted to his iphone, not him.

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Mayur
Re: .
by Mayur on Jan 31, 2011 02:12 PM
HEHEHE

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Venkat
Anti corruption rally in 30 cities across India on jan 30.
by Venkat on Jan 29, 2011 05:32 AM

please join Anti corruption rally in 30 cities across India on jan 30. for more details
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annahazare, Jayaprakashnarayana, Kiran bedi, Babaramdev, swamiagnivesh ,prashantibhushan, rajmaoli, Lindo and many more are participating.

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jayanta mukharjee
not good
by jayanta mukharjee on Jan 28, 2011 10:42 PM  | Hide replies

lg, pls don't advise somebody to break some relationship & join with somebody, it is not desirable. you have not given an acceptable suggestion to jaggu. other suggestions are quite mature & acceptable.

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selvaraj
NONSENSE
by selvaraj on Jan 28, 2011 09:45 PM  | Hide replies

GURU GIVING WRONG ADVISE HOW DARE TO SPOIL THE LIFE OF ANOTHER FAMILY? WHO GAVE YOU THE TITLE LOVE GURU DAMNIT

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