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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

In the modern era where laws have reformed the way we perceive social institutions and gender, the change hasn’t been favorable in all spheres. Often laws with loopholes become an easy tool of misuse and harassment. The situation worsens with laws that empower particular strata of the society over the others.Time and again a repeated argument has been raised against laws concerning violence against women in India and its subsequent misuse by wo... 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

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