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VOL. 5, ISSUE 3 (2023)
Tribulations around Section 498A of IPC, 1860 in India
Authors
Sadhna Gupta
Abstract
In our country India, where customs and traditions have played a
significant role in a society. Marriage is one of the social institution in
society and dowry was one of the social problem prevailing in Indian society
which was untimely treated as benediction but now, it tooks a vicious form and
become a malediction for the society which leads to dire consequences in the
form of deteriorating position of women in our society such as dowry death,
physical torture and mental agony by husband and in laws. Prior to 1983, there
was no provision given in Indian law to deal with crimes relating to cruelty
and for the protection of women from domestic violence. Afterwards, an
amendment came under IPC in 1983 wherein section -498 A was inserted. In last
few years, women have started misusing such laws by filing false complaints
against her husband and in laws for the motive to get revenge from her in laws
and also for let down their fame in society. According to NCRB Report 2020,
around 1,11,549 cases were registered under section 498-A IPC out of which
5,520 cases were found to be false and 16,151 cases were closed by police
either they were false or was a mistake of fact or law or it was a civil
dispute or insufficiency of evidence etc.
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Pages:91-94
How to cite this article:
Sadhna Gupta "Tribulations around Section 498A of IPC, 1860 in India". International Journal of Law, Policy and Social Review, Vol 5, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 91-94
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