Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code deals with domestic violence and cruelty towards women by husband or family. Between 2007 and 2013, the number of cases registered under the Section has gone up but the conviction rate for these cases has come down. Sec 498A of IPC has been one of the fiercely

AHMEDABAD: A sessions court on Tuesday refused to grant protection against arrest to one Kuldip Makwana from Vejalpur in connection with an FIR lodged by his wife accusing him of domestic violence. Additional sessions judge B S Chauhan denied the plea after it was submitted that the youth was booked under section 498A of the IPC

My bed-ridden father assaulted my father-in-law, I clutched her neck and then banged her head against the wall, and we constantly tortured my wife demanding a dowry of `1,000,000….,” thus begins the video, The Chair: I wish I never got married. A first person account of a harassed husband who recounts the suffering he went through

Anonymous Editor’s note: Divorce by mutual consent is addressed under S. 13 B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Section 28 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. For parties to seek divorce by mutual consent, they must be living separately for a period of atleast one year, and must resolve towards the end of

Guys, I would like correct the understanding of you guys.  Discharge can be filed only after the Charge Sheet is filed by the Police and Judge takes the cognizance of your case. Discharge is filed under CrPC 239 and it will be filed only at the Lower/Trial Court.  Lower/Trial Court means, Judicial Magistrate of First Class or Junior Civil

A Ray of Hope for abused/Depressed Indian men : SIFhttp://swarup1972.blogspot.in/2014/03/a-ray-of-hope-for-indian.html

Reference- http://www.newdelhitimes.com/woman-there-is-nothing-worse-than-crying-wolf123/ Namrata(name changed), had got married only five months ago and she had hardly had time to adjust with her new family and husband, her mother calls her 10 times a day, checking up on her and dissecting every single thing that was being said in her in- laws house. Soon she became aggressive and

referencehttp://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/ahmedabad/others/Court-rejects-alimony-of-woman-over-extramarital-affair/articleshow/47901017.cms Afamily court has rejected a woman’s petition seeking maintenance from her ex-husband. Shabnam (name changed), a 29-year-old who has been living with her parents for the past five years at Gaikwad Haveli, had filed a complaint against her husband Arbaaz (name changed), 33, who had thrown her out of the house and sought alimony