‘Amended Marriage Laws Bill 2010 will harm interest of husbands’

 NAGPUR: Not happy with Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill 2010 tabled in Parliament on August 26, men’s rights activist Rajesh Vakharia of ‘Save Indian Family Foundation’, Nagpur chapter, says that the law is against the principles of natural justice. “Statements in support of this law were grossly misleading and downright incorrect,” says Vakharia.

He feels that only lawyers will welcome such a law which gives power to law enforcement systems. “When the government planned to amend Criminal Procedure Code to reduce arrests under Section 498A to stop its misuse, lawyers protested against this move claiming they will not be able to make big money from bail fees from men and their families,” says Vakharia.

 Vakharia’s view is that if the bill is passed by Parliament, then husbands will lose their hard-earned property if their marriage breaks. They will face false cases under Section 498A, Domestic Violence Act, Section 125 CrPC, etc. and get extorted further.

They may also lose custody of their children to their estranged wife and will become bankrupt if their wife decides to leave or if they are unhappy in the marriage.

“All I want is that the law minister should call for an open debate on the pros and cons of this law,” he says.

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