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On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Atit Rajpara <atit.rajpara@gmail.com> wrote:
'Step to protect men from wives' fake complaints not enough'
*Aaditi Jathar* Posted online: Tuesday , Nov 17, 2009 at 0523 hrs
*Pune : **Centre's directive to states say no arrests be made without proper
investigation*
Taking cognisance of the increasing number of false complaints being filed
under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Central Government
recently issued directives to the state governments not to make any
immediate arrests but conduct thorough investigations before taking any
action. However, family court lawyers and activists feel that unless women
are punished for lodging false complaints, this directive would not help.
"Though the directive is welcome, unless the women are punished by law for
filing false cases under Section 498A, its misuse cannot be stopped," said
Mahesh Kalge, a representative of Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), who
runs a helpline for men in distress caused by domestic disputes.
Mahesh (name changed), an IT professional from Chinchwad, had to spent a
week in the lock-up after his wife filed a harassment complaint with the
police.
"In most cases, the investigating officer immediately arrests the husband,
mother-in-law and sister-in-law, as per the statement given by the wife.
However, when the allegations prove false, the investigating officer is
never held at fault. It is time the judiciary take this into account," said
Mahesh.
"This directive, if implemented strictly, will surely put a tab on the
misuse of this section. Of the total cases filed under this section in one
year, 85 per cent turn out to be bogus," said advocate Shailaja Kelkar,
matrimonial counselor who practiced in the family court for 20 years. There
should be a provision in the law where husbands can sue their wives for
making false allegations. Women take to filing such false complaints with an
eye on compensation or husband's property, Kelkar observed.
In a letter to state chief secretaries, the Ministry of Home Affairs has
asked the state governments to issue directives to the police not to arrest
the husband and his relatives without checking the genuineness of the
anti-dowry complaint.
The MHA wants the arrests to be the last resort and has asked the state
police to ensure that the law doesn't become a tool in the hands of
disgruntled women to settle scores with their husbands and in-laws.
Source :
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/step-to-protect-men-from-wives-fake-complaints-not-enough/542632/0
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