Tips on how to avoid getting into a 498a messINDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC), ECTION 498A ! Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelity : Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such womanto cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. 49a is a criminal offense. !t is cogni"able, non#bailable, and non#compoundable offense.$pdate on 49a: %nother draconian law got passed, &ex wife will get '()of the inherited properties in addition to '() of the property of husband&.*his will encourage women to file 49a case at drop of hat, so if you are not +(() sure of marrying your girl, you may want to get into a &live in& relationship. !f you are already married and fearing of a false 49a case # please go through each of the lin,s below. ! understand it may be boring, but it can save you lot of trouble later. !f 49a is imminent # to save your parent, brother, sister, etc from 49a, you may as, your parent to legally disown you, your parent need to contact a lawyer to file affidavit in court.-nce your wife files 49a, "#st go #nde$g$o#nd, do not get a$$ested at an% &ost, ma'e %o#$ (aw%e$ app(% )o$ *ai( )o$ a(( those peop(e who have *een named in the +I,, s#$$ende$ to &o#$t a)te$ *ai( is denied- !deally .olice should not register /!0 if your wife is living separately from you , so ma,e sure that you have got some solid proof for the same as example you can send legal notice to your wife to her address as,ing her to come bac,. -n the basis of the notice file the 1ivorce immediately. .lease !f you are a bachelor loo,ing for a bride or you are loo,ing for a bride for your son , for 2od3s sa,e please be informed about !.4 section 49a which can be used to loot your family. .lease follow the below chec,list to ma,e sure you are not getting a 49a wife or daughter in law. !t would bebetter if you can hire a detective to gather the informations mentioned below. *his would save you from the huge humilation, harrasment that your family may face in police custody5jail. 4hec, whether someone from the girl3s father3s family or mother3s family has ditched her husband for t$ivia( reasons and staying in her parent3s house !f the girl that you are going to marry is currently having a full fledged relationship with someone who is a fre6uent visitor to the girl3s house # stay away !f the girl is having a relationship with her brother in law or her close relative # stay away 4hec, whether the girl3s family is in deep debt 7lot of home loans, car loans8 and their income is less than their spending !f both the girl3s parent are wor,ing , be double cautious , girls with lot of freedoms can really be troublesome 9a,e sure there is not much difference in economic status between your family and girl3s family 9a,e sure the girl is a good match to you physically. 7example if she is fat and you are too thin, stay away8 !f the girl starts saying things li,e &! love you ,etc.& before marraige , just do not get melted , 9() of the time she may be justacting as told by her parent. if the girl has got a close lawyer relative and the lawyer is not earning much from his practice, be extra cautios. :erify whether thelawyer is ready to fight a fa,e 49a case. !f the girl is very hot tempered , better to avoid !f you belive in astrology , for 2od3s sa,e get both of your ,undali matched by a good astrologer !f you are not ta,ing any dowry , better put in writing that &;o dowry was exchanged in this marriage& in a stamp paper and get it signed by the girl and her parent.9otives for filing a 49a cases.+. 9oney: *he girl and her family can easily wal, away with half of your fortune , by scaring your family of 49ahe has done something which she should not have done, so she wants to get out of marriage with good chun, of your wealth, 1;% test is not allowed by court4. >till in love with her ex boyfriend'. 4ontrol: >he wants to control you li,e a slave?. 9arry boyfriend: >he wants to settle with her unemployed boy friend with a chun, of your wealth2etting prepared for a 49a case!f you are getting threatened of filing false 49% case against you, try do the following...+. >tart gathering evidences in the form of letters, photos, videos and witnesses.upreme 4ourt in this regard.*he .rocess -f 0emand %nd Iife !n 0emand:-nce you are arrested, the police may produce you before a magistrate, or send you to the district5city jail. !f they produce you before a magistrate, he will be sitting inside a huge hall on an elevated platform. -n both his sides, on the ground level will be a steno and the bench cler,.*he steno records the proceedings and the bench cler, is the guy who willschedule appearances before the magistrate. Bou will need to wait outsidethe court till your case is called. !t may ta,e all day. % bailiff will announcethe name of your lawyer and your name at the door of the courthouse in a loud voice. *he bailiff will be the guy who will be in white with a red sash. *here is a brea, in the court proceedings every 4'mins and these proceedings will go on all day. !f your lawyer bribes the bench cler,, your case may come up for hearing faster. -nce you appear before the magistrate he may or may not loo, at you. He has the power to grant or refuse bail, as this is a non#bailable offence. !f he decides to grant you bail, you may complete the formalities and get on with your life. 1onDt forget to than, your gods. !n the event he decides to remand you, he will ma,e an entry in the appropriate diary and the court constable will ta,e you into custody and escort you out. ;o one will be handcuffed or chained. *he >upreme 4ourt is very clear about this and by now you should ,now which judgment ! am referring to. *he court constable will process you by ma,ing notes of the birthmar,s on your body and enter a description of you in his register. He will be rude and he will offer you unsolicited advice and jibes. When ! mean you, ! mean any and all members of your family who were unfortunately remanded.Tips on how to avoid getting into a 498a messINDIAN PENAL CODE (IPC), ECTION 498A ! Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelity : Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. 49a is a criminal offense. !t is cogni"able, non#bailable, and non#compoundable offense.$pdate on 49a: %nother draconian law got passed, &ex wife will get '()of the inherited properties in addition to '() of the property of husband&.*his will encourage women to file 49a case at drop of hat, so if you are not +(() sure of marrying your girl, you may want to get into a &live in& relationship. !f you are already married and fearing of a false 49a case # please go through each of the lin,s below. ! understand it may be boring, but it can save you lot of trouble later. !f 49a is imminent # to save your parent, brother, sister, etc from 49a, you may as, your parent to legally disown you, your parent need to contact a lawyer to file affidavit in court.-nce your wife files 49a, "#st go #nde$g$o#nd, do not get a$$ested at an% &ost, ma'e %o#$ (aw%e$ app(% )o$ *ai( )o$ a(( those peop(e who have *een named in the +I,, s#$$ende$ to &o#$t a)te$ *ai( is denied- !deally .olice should not register /!0 if your wife is living separately from you , so ma,e sure that you have got some solid proof for the same as example you can send legal notice to your wife to her address as,ing her to come bac,. -n the basis of the notice file the 1ivorce immediately. .lease. !f you are a bachelor loo,ing for a bride or you are loo,ing for a bride for your son , for 2od3s sa,e please be informed about !.4 section 49a which can be used to loot your family. .lease follow the below chec,list to ma,e sure you are not getting a 49a wife or daughter in law. !t would bebetter if you can hire a detective to gather the informations mentioned below. *his would save you from the huge humilation, harrasment that your family may face in police custody5jail. 4hec, whether someone from the girl3s father3s family or mother3s family has ditched her husband for t$ivia( reasons and staying in her parent3s house !f the girl that you are going to marry is currently having a full fledged relationship with someone who is a fre6uent visitor to the girl3s house # stay away !f the girl is having a relationship with her brother in law or her close relative # stay away 4hec, whether the girl3s family is in deep debt 7lot of home loans, car loans8 and their income is less than their spending !f both the girl3s parent are wor,ing , be double cautious , girls with lot of freedoms can really be troublesome 9a,e sure there is not much difference in economic status between your family and girl3s family 9a,e sure the girl is a good match to you physically. 7example if she is fat and you are too thin, stay away8 !f the girl starts saying things li,e &! love you ,etc.& before marraige , just do not get melted , 9() of the time she may be justacting as told by her parent. if the girl has got a close lawyer relative and the lawyer is not earning much from his practice, be extra cautios. :erify whether thelawyer is ready to fight a fa,e 49a case. !f the girl is very hot tempered , better to avoid !f you belive in astrology , for 2od3s sa,e get both of your ,undali matched by a good astrologer !f you are not ta,ing any dowry , better put in writing that &;o dowry was exchanged in this marriage& in a stamp paper and get it signed by the girl and her parent How are you at risk and why it is dangerous for the society? Your wife/daughter-in-law who's demands are not met can make a written false complaint of dowry harassment to a nearby police station. The husband, his old parents and relatives are immediately arrested without sufficient investigation and put behind bars on a non-bailable terms. Even if the complaint is false, you shall be presumed guilty until you prove that you are innocent. !"a can only be invoked by wife/daughter-in-law or her relative. #ost cases where $ec !"% is invoked turn out to be false &as repeatedly accepted by 'igh (ourts and $upreme (ourt in )ndia* as they are mere blackmail attemptsby the wife &or her close relatives* when faced with a strained marriage. )n most cases !"a complaint is followed by the demand of huge amount of money &e+tortion* to settle the case out of the court. This section is non-bailable&you have to appear in court and get bail from the ,udge*, non-compoundable &complaint can't be withdrawn* and cogni-able &register and investigate the complaint, although in practice most of the time arrest happensbefore investigation*. There have been countless instances where, without any investigation, the police has arrested elderly parents, unmarried sisters, pregnant sister-in-laws and even . year old children. )n these cases unsuspecting family of husband has to go through a lot of mental torture and harassment by the corrupt )ndian legal system. % typical case goes on for years &/-0 years is typical* and the conviction rate is about 12 only. $ome accused parents, sisters and even husbands have committed suicide after time in ,ail.