498a ipc false case
For decades, we lived in a world where the narrative about gender was one-sided. Whatever we knew about gender-based violence and oppression came only from what mainstream media, textbooks, Bollywood, and activist campaigns wanted us to believe. Stories about men being harassed, abused, or even killed were almost never told. The truth was buried under layers of propaganda. Today,…
This article highlights the false 498a case judgement by Supreme Court where Men and family suffered for 23 years. In a significant judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India quashed a false dowry harassment case filed in 2002 against Mr. Ghanshyam Soni and his family, citing lack of evidence, vagueness of allegations, and gross delay. While this long-overdue relief…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established in 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act of 1993 (PHR Act). National Human Rights Commission is an independent body set up to safeguard human rights and address related grievances in India. The intent of the blog to bring the investigation procedures by the National Human Rights Commission. Purpose of…
The Income Tax Department of India provides a mechanism to citizens to report cases of tax evasion and black money under the “Tax Informants Reward Scheme, 2018”. This provision can be a valuable tool in dowry harassment cases, particularly when there are allegations of large sums of money being exchanged. In dowry harassment cases, if the complainant claims to…
Press Release The marital rape application which is pending at Delhi High Court making every effort to term the sexual intercourse between husband and wife as illegal? The marital rape is the matter of transformation in the society and the rigid roles of husband and wife has to take a move, but certainly not a matter of criminalizing it….
The division bench of Guwahati High Court while allowed the decree of divorce said refusal of wearing sindoor suffice refusal to continue conjugal life. The Bench added that, preventing husband from his legal duty to maintain aged parents is offence and may lead to punishment. In the case, where respondent wife alleged that her husband and other family members…
Arnesh Kumar case, a milestone due to various observations and guidelines issued by the Supreme Court over misuse of IPC Section 498A and arrest. Importantly it focused on the process and the justification for arrest and the need to stop automatic arrest. The bench in the matter observed the ‘IPC Section 498A as weapon rather than the shield.’ “The…
In the matter of Satvir Singh And Ors vs State Of Punjab And Anr, Supreme Court (SC) defines occasions related to Dowry. Bench at SC defines three occasions of dowry, Before, after and Time of Marriage “there are three occasions related to dowry. One is before the marriage, second is at the time of marriage and the third is…
In the matter of Ran Singh And Anr vs State Of Haryana And Anr, Supreme Court (SC) declares exchange of Presents at the time of marriage is not Dowry. “it is hereby declared that any presents made at the time of a marriage to either party to the marriage in the form of cash, ornaments, clothes or other articles,…
