SC on 498A: Merely Because Wife Didn't File Complaint Under Section 498A of IPC for Many Years Doesn't Mean There Was No Cruelty by Husband, Says Supreme Court; Rejects Man's Plea for Discharge
In his complaint, the woman's father alleged that a year before her suicide, the husband had sold off her gold ornaments, which were given as streedhan. The complainant also alleged that his daughter was physically and mentally tortured when she demanded them back.
The Supreme Court recently rejected the plea of a husband for discharge, stating that the fact that a wife did not make any complaint regarding cruelty for many years would not make a complaint under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code unsustainable. In the case before the Supreme Court, the woman allegedly killed herself after 12 years of marriage, following which her father lodged a complaint under Section 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the husband. In his complaint, the woman's father alleged that a year before her suicide, the husband had sold off her gold ornaments, which were given as streedhan. The complainant also alleged that his daughter was physically and mentally tortured when she demanded them back. Will Government Criminalise Marital Rape? No Proposal To Criminalise Sex Between Husband and Wife, Says Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
SC Rejects Plea of Husband for Discharge
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Childline India – 1098; Missing Child and Women – 1094; Women’s Helpline – 181; National Commission for Women Helpline – 112; National Commission for Women Helpline Against Violence – 7827170170; Police Women and Senior Citizen Helpline – 1091/1291.
Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Helpline Numbers:
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