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| Article Name : | | | LEGAL TERRORISM-A PERUSAL OF THE PROBLEM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MISUSE OF PROTECTIVE LAWS MADE FOR WOMEN IN INDIA ESPECIALLY SEC.498A OF IPC AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT. | | Author Name : | | | Ashutosh Bairagi | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3337 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Dowry, cruelty & domestic violence are the big social evils facing our country, and no civilized society should tolerate these, and every effort should be made to eradicate these evils. People responsible of these evils should be punished severely. Enactments have been made to do so. In recent years the criminal law of the land have undergone radical changes to provide protection to women, more teeth have been provided to existing laws by new enactments. But other side of the coin, often unlooked upon should not be ignored. And this side of the coin – is the misuse of these provisions by some unscrupulous wives to wreak havoc on husband and family and unfortunately the remedy is becoming worse than the ailment. This article will provide and insight into these legal provisions and highlight the draconian nature of those provisions through its anomalies and inherent ambiguities. | | Keywords : | | |
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