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A Jammu & Kashmir, Kathua rape-murder case, in which an eight-year-old Gujjar Bakarwal girl was raped and murdered hit the national news which caused massive turmoil in the country. Relating to this case, in an order dated 22 October 2019 from the court of the judicial magistrate (CJM), the judge has allowed for a case to be filed against six policemen. The court order read: "the applicants were coerced/tortured/forced by applicants (SIT) to ... Read More

Section 498A was planned and embedded into the legitimate structure by the legislators with shielding women from mercilessness, badgering, and different offenses. Be that as it may, when cross-examinations are performed to test the legitimacy of these laws, the number of absolutions comparative with feelings was more prominent. In this manner, one who brought 498A right into it imagining it as a safeguard against savagery for ladies, i.e., the Hi... Read More

Marriage in India is regarded as the institution of unification of a girl and a boy to acclaim the social status in the society. It is often like an institution created by itself. But sadly these days, this institution of marriage is easily broken. There has been an increase in the number of the breakdown of wedlocks each year either due to the fault of the husband or the wife. The wife can file a complaint against husband under Section 498A, IPC... Read More

General Defenses that are available to an accused person to defend themselves in the court of law:There are other Sections as well, but these assert the most important ones:Self Defence: The Plea of acts which are done in Self-defense, this plea asserts of situations wherein an act which is done in self-defense does not constitute to being an offense, this is further elaborated under Section 96 of IPC and stretching from there it extends to Secti... Read More

Women are more often victims when compared to men, but when it comes to false allegations, men are more prey to it. Section 498a is made to protect the women who actually face troubles from husband & his family, but increasingly, the number of innocent men & their families tortured through this law has been seen.With so many cases coming up under this section, it’s alarming to see the rate at which false allegations are r... Read More

Just to give you an idea Section 498A is related to marriage. To start with first we have to look at what this word marriage means. ‘Marriage is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.’ It is a social institution where the husband has the responsibility to take care and maintain his wife. He cannot neglect his duties. But on this great institution, a stigma called ‘dowry’ still exists. Women... Read More