BANGALORE: Scolding a wife for not doing household work properly, talking to strangers or objecting to sale of household property is not ill-treatment under Section 498(A) of the Indian Penal Code, according to the Karnataka High Court.
Acquitting G R Lokanath and others, convicted under 498(A) by the city fast track court for Saritha's death, Justice Arali Nagaraj on Monday observed that since the alleged ill-treatment was not in connection with any unlawful demand (dowry), it cannot be categorized under 498(A).
Counsel C N Raju told the court the allegations against the petitioners are not traceable under 498(A). Saritha, who had been married to Lokanath, met with a homicidal death on March 10, 2007. Her mother Siddamma filed a complaint against the relatives of her son-in-law that they had scolded her daughter for not doing household work, etc. Cases were booked against Lokanath and relatives under Sections 302 (murder) and 498(A). The trial court acquitted all the accused of the murder charge, but convicted them under 498(A).
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source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Ill-treatment-not-for-dowry-rules-HC/articleshow/5262314.cmsAcquitting G R Lokanath and others, convicted under 498(A) by the city fast track court for Saritha's death, Justice Arali Nagaraj on Monday observed that since the alleged ill-treatment was not in connection with any unlawful demand (dowry), it cannot be categorized under 498(A).
Counsel C N Raju told the court the allegations against the petitioners are not traceable under 498(A). Saritha, who had been married to Lokanath, met with a homicidal death on March 10, 2007. Her mother Siddamma filed a complaint against the relatives of her son-in-law that they had scolded her daughter for not doing household work, etc. Cases were booked against Lokanath and relatives under Sections 302 (murder) and 498(A). The trial court acquitted all the accused of the murder charge, but convicted them under 498(A).
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