Category: 498a

No arrest for false 498a case

Karnataka DGP Circular – 498A arrest guidelines Karnataka DGP Circular – 498A arrest guidelines English Translation: No: 10/ /2010                                         Director general and Inspector General of Police                                                                Station, Nrupatunga road, Bangalore                                                                Date: 01-10-2010 Sub:  Under 498, 498a I.P.C and Dowry prohibition act, the Procedure to arrest the Accused. Based on the study of complaints of

Extramarital affair by itself not ‘cruelty’ if wife commits suicide: court

To constitute an offence under IPC, prosecution has to establish beyond reasonable doubt that suicide was abetted by accused Extramarital relationship of the husband with his female colleague will not constitute an offence of ‘cruelty’ under the Indian Penal Code if the wife commits suicide fearing alienation from husband, the Supreme Court held on Monday.

Adultery is not cruelty, Supreme Court says

 NEW DELHI: Merely being “intimate” with another woman is not sufficient ground for a man to be held guilty of inflicting cruelty on his wife on the charge of failing to discharge his marital obligations, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Only if treatment meted out to the wife is of a nature as is

How to avoid the misuse of 498a

Dowry is an illegal act in India and is a punishable offence under Sections 304B and 498a of the Indian Penal Code. It protects women from potential harassment by their husband’s family and provides a redressal mechanism. However, this section has come under severe criticism as it has been misused by many women and their