MISUSE OF SECTION 498A OF INDIAN PENAL CODE: HOW BLESSING BECAME CURSE FOR SOCIETY

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  • Suman Yadav Lawyer, Allahabad High Court Author

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https://doi.org/10.55662/

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The underlying object of this research paper is to study and analyse the provisions of section 

498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860. Under this paper the author tried to elucidate the section 498A, where husband or relatives of husband of a women subjecting her to cruelty. This section 498A is provided under chapter XXA of Indian Penal Code, 1860, it was not part of original code and was included in IPC in 1983 in order to provide protection to the woman who are illtreated by their husband and his relatives for not bringing dowry. But now as the society progresses we have seen that there is misuse of this section and some woman are harassing their husband and his relatives by filing false charges against them. Thus, under this research paper author is trying to explain the provision of section 498A of IPC, how it is being misused by woman for their benefit and how even distant relatives are roped in to put pressure on husband. 

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Published

12-12-2017

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Suman Yadav. “MISUSE OF SECTION 498A OF INDIAN PENAL CODE: HOW BLESSING BECAME CURSE FOR SOCIETY ”. International Journal of Legal Developments & Allied Issues, vol. 3, no. 6, Dec. 2017, pp. 94-104, https://doi.org/10.55662/.

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