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RAMPANT MISUSE OF SECTION 498A IN INDIA

It is said that with power comes authority. Power brings liberty with it which when misused could lead to abuse and such abuse results in some serious ramifications. Section 498A can only be invoked by wife/daughter-in-law or her relative. Women in India have been increasingly misusing the anti-dowry law to harass in-laws and restrained police …