An Analysis Of Section 498A Of IPC, 1860
- IJLLR Journal
- Nov 14, 2023
- 1 min read
P. Godhawari, Assistant Professor, Vels School of Law, Chennai.
ABSTRACT
Marriage is one of the principal tools used in expanding a family, but the institution of civil marriage has undergone monumental changes in the last few decades. The institution of marriage suffers from a major social evil i.e., dowry (Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at the time of marriage). For the dowry, the husband exercises physical as well as mental cruelty on the wife. Women are ill-treated, harassed, killed, and divorced for the simple reason that they didn’t bring dowry. For safeguarding the interest of women against the cruelty they face behind the four walls of their marital home, the Indian Penal Code, 1860was amended in 1983 and inserted Section 498A which deals with matrimonial cruelty to a woman. In this article, the author is going to discuss the emergence of the concept of cruelty, and punishment under section 498A of IPC, 1860, uses and misuse of the provision with the help of judiciary decisions.
Keywords: Cruelty – Sec. 498A of IPC – Misuse
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