Close to 1 lakh cases are investigated every year and more than 10,000 complaints of dowry harassment are found to be false. The statistics make it one of the most abused laws in the country.
There is no provision for domestic violence against men to protect man. As a result of which we have many cases where women use their rights in making a false complaint against their husbands with the motive of harassing them. Women use Section 498A and Dowry Act and file a false complaint to attack their husband. Section 498A of Indian Penal Code is a provision under which a husband, his parents, and relatives can be booked for subjecting a woman to cruelty to meet their unlawful demands (dowry).Usually, the husband, his parents are immediately arrested and are put behind the bars on the non-bailable term.
What to do if a False Domestic Violence and Dowry case is registered against you
If a false complaint is registered against you by your wife, you have two options – either to defend your case and wait for the judgment or to file a counter case against your wife and prove her wrong. Both are detailed below.
1. Defensive: You can defend yourself and your family from being sent to jail because of the false complaint. You can take some preventive measures to defend your family and yourself like following
a. Collect as many pieces of evidence as possible -Record all conversations (voice, chat, email, letters, etc.) with threatening content.
b. Safeguard your Family: Lodge a complaint to your nearest police station, detailing about blackmailing, her false allegations, and her unbearable behavior.
c. File RCR (Restitution of Conjugal Rights): If your wife has left your place after all the blackmailing and threatening, you can file RCR (Restitution of Conjugal Rights) mentioning the conditions that she should agree on before she starts living with you again.
2. Offensive
To make your case stronger and to expect an earlier settlement, you can file counter cases against your wife. But for this purpose, you will need an advocate to represent you, though it should be in your knowledge as what remedies you have or what counter cases you can file against your wife.
The false complaint against men is increasing every day, it’s a serious issue as it violates the basic human rights.
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