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Help us prevent abuse of 498(A)
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Always remember! No
counseling
is better than the couple and
their kids thrash it out among
themselves. |
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To err is human! Mistakes can
take place from both the sides.
One should not misuse any law to
cover one’s own mistake. |
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Never exaggerate what had
happened to you. In other words,
be clear, frank and specific
about the issue. |
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Never include the persons who
are NOT connected with the
harassment. Be honest. |
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Always remember! 498A is not a
law to take revenge but punish
those responsible for harassment
severely so that others learn a
lesson. |
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There are many vested interests
around to take undue advantage
of your helplessness. They might
misguide you by exaggerating the
facts, adding those who are
unconnected with the harassment
to the list of accused,
exaggerating the amount of dowry
etc. |
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Should you need help in
expressing your woes, please
take the help of reputed
voluntary organizations or help
lines only. Avoid the
unscrupulous persons who always
promise you to get your dowry
amount back and extort money
from the accused side and dilute
your case. |
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Ensure your presence while
someone drafts the complaint for
you and ask him to read it out
before you lodge it in the P.S |
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Some victims are misguided to
exaggerate the contents of the
complaint in order to make it a
STRONG case. The truth is entire
strength of the case hinges on
quality of evidence that is
provided by the victim. If the
contents of the complaint are
not supported by the facts on
the ground, cases become very
weak and genuine victims suffer |
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If any policeman or the officer
concerned demands money for
investigating the case and
arrest the accused, do not give
in. Bring it to the notice of
his or her superiors. |
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Never forget that both the
daughter and daughter in law
deserve similar affection and
care. |
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Remember! 498A is not a tool to
force the other party for
divorce. There are so many of
other legal procedures to find
solutions to the
incompatibilities in the
marriage. |
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498A is also not a tool to get
the custody of children. There
are other alternate legal
methods for this. |
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Never force the police to arrest
the accused on same day of
lodging complaint as gathering
credible evidence takes some
time. However, you can help the
police expedite the
investigation by providing most
of the evidence at the time of
lodging complaint itself. |
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If you have the information that
the accused are planning to
leave the country, you can
always bring it to the notice of
the concerned investigating
officer without delay. Police
can alert all the international
airports or sea ports for their
detention, if needed. |
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If you are a parent, lodge a
complaint only after you
ascertain the facts in detail
from your daughter. Her
statement is vital for the
investigation. |
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Conviction rate in 498A cases is
very poor in the country as a
whole. There are many reasons
for this. You can help us
improve this by NOT retracting
during trial from what you have
said during investigation. |
