Sunday, May 13th, 2007

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9:53a	"Mere Paas Maa Hai" versus "Meri Maa Jail Mein Hai" - Mother's Day Special "Mere Paas Maa Hai" versus "Meri Maa Jail Mein Hai" - Mother's Day Special Mere paas bunglow hai, gaadi hai, tumhare paas kya hai? Maa? Huh, woh to Jail me hai.... Can you handle this sort of Mother's Day Surprise? Its me Sachit Dalal a delhite and an engineer by profession. When I was less than six months old, my mom used to spend her nights to take care of my nappies and feeding. When I used to try to cry, she used to jump out of her chair. Even before I start feeling hungry she used to offer me feed. When I grew up a bit and started going to school, she used to serve my lunch at my school gate. When I When I was in college, My mother used to cry throughout the nights worrying about me. She has spent most of her nights without any sleep to bring me up. After completing my degree, I started earning some money amount every month. Mom wanted me to get married and she started looking around for a suitable match for her son. Eventually I got married I forgot the meaning of "Mother's day" soon after I got married. Only thing I remember is "women's day" which I was forced to celebrate by paying the party expenses by my wife. Today many mothers are in Jail due to false Dowry Demand Related Harrasment and Domestic Violence allegations.> Any mother could be one of them, your mother could be one of them. I dont know who will succeed (me or my wife), but i have been planning spare my mother from Jail so that i can take care of her to the hospital for her due medical treatments and my wife has been planning hard to get my mother into jail over false dowry harrasment allegations. Sachit Dalal My favourite website : http://mynation.net Read latest News at : http://mynation.wordpress.com/ Report Dowry Abuse here : http://mynation.net/demand Report Dowry Law Misuse : http://mynation.net/db Disclaimer : These are my personal views.Your views could be different. (Comment on this)
10:00a	Actor Prashanth hit by dowry case. Dad Thyagarajan, mother Shanthi on wife's attack list !! Actor Prashanth hit by dowry case. Dad Thyagarajan, mother Shanthi on wife's attack list. Wife files case many months after leaving his house and when there is a civil case in progress !! Prashants cup of woes increase May 10, 2007, 11:29 Tamil actor Prashanth said that he has done no wrong and it was his wife Grahalakshmi who worsened the situation between them. He said, 'I would like to live with her even now but her parents wont allow her to live with my family. I wouldn’t like to comment on this issue since the case is in court. It is not at all a problem for me to take care of matters in court', the actor said after he submitted his anticipatory bail petition in court. For several months now, Prashanth and Grahalakshmi have been living separately. Her family has not allowed him to even see his child. Following this, Prashanth filed a petition in a family court to allow his wife to live with him and for him to get visitation rights of his child. The judge arranged for Prashanth and his wife to solve the problem via an arbitratory plea but that didn’t yield a solution. While this was going on, two days back his wife Grahalakshmi has filed a dowry harassment case against him before the City Commissioner of Police, Latika Saran. Following this complaint, there were 5 cases registered under different sections against Prashanth and his family members including his mother Shanthi, father Thiagarajan and sister Preethi. It is alleged that Prashanth's family members have disappeared suddenly from their residence soon after the police filed the cases formally. To avoid the arrest in this case, Prashanth and his family moved an anticipatory Bail petition in the Court. In that petition, Prashanth mentioned, “Grahalakshmi did not suffer due my actions or the actions of my family members. In fact, my parents treated like their daughter. We never forced Grahalakshmi to go out of my house. She took her own decision and settled with her parents. It is me, who voluntarily requested the court to help us get our relationship back on track. No one in my family has tortured Grahalakshmi for dowry and the entire state has knows my status in the society. Please don't encourage the false allegations made by Grahalakshmi and grant us the bail against any police action.' Court rejects Prashanth's petition for bail The Madras High Court has rejected the petition of Prashanth, seeking anticipatory bail for him and his family in a case registered by the Chennai police on the basis of his wife's complaint. It further ordered Prashanth to stay in Chennai till the next hearing of the case. After hearing the petition the High Court has ordered the actor, his family members and his wife Grahalakshmi along with child to appear in the Court on 30 th of this month. A fresh arbitration will be arranged for reuniting the family. If the discussions fails, the Court will decide their future. http://www.tamilstar.com/news/publish/article_3216.shtml (Comment on this)
10:25a	'Is it right to parade accused before the public?' - HT Article and Some addl. comments Notes by the Blogger : Irate young wives are filing scores of false dowry cases. Search Google or Blogs for the worlds FALSE dowry and you will be surprised by the number of hits. 10s of 1000s of families are in turmoil. Ordinary matrimonial affairs are being criminalised. Elders are being arrested like common criminals. In this connection if it important to understand how corrupt our law enforcement is and how an arrest can affect the psyche and social standing of honest men and women. 'Is it right to parade accused before the public?' HindustanTimes ePaper A FEW days ago, Deepak Behl, accused of pushing his fiancee from the fifth floor of her house, was caught unawares when he was paraded in front of cameras in a police station in Karol Bagh. Even though the police had registered a case of murder, there were claims that his fianc6e had accidentally fallen after they had a fight. But his face was already on TV screens and in newspapers. In the case of Nithari killings suspect Moninder Singh Pandher, things went a little out of control when he was attacked by the public on the premises of the Ghaziabad court. It was a rare incident and provided camerapersons an opportunity to 'click away'. As people accused of rape, murder and dowry death increasingly find themselves facing the camera, the question arises: is it ethical to parade the accused in front of the public and the media without their faces covered? Experts are of the view that it is not only against the principles of justice, but also hampers trial. Pandher's case demonstrates that it can also lead to law and order problems. Senior advocate K.T.S. Tulsi says, "It is stupidity on the part of the police to produce the accused with faces uncovered. In such situations, the identification of the accused by the victim becomes a futile exercise and it is against the principles of justice." Former Commissioner of Delhi Police Ajai Raj Sharma agrees, "Once the accused are sent in judicial custody they have to be identified by the victim in the presence of a magistrate. But with pictures of the accused flashing all over, the identification process is meaningless." Tulsi goes a step further and blames the media. He says the media should realise that by showing such pictures, they are demolishing the presumption of innocence granted to the accused in such cases until they are proved guilty But others say that there is no provision that the face of the accused should be covered. "Only in situations where identity is doubtful are faces required to be covered. There should be no problem in displaying the faces of the accused as it could be a deterrent for others," says Ashok Arora, advocate and former secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association. Additional Commissioner of Police Deependra Pathak says that they follow the legal requirements. "Faces are covered in cases where identification is required. In other cases it is a personal choice of the accused. But the media should refrain from showing pictures of the accused," said Pathak. And how does it affect the accused? Psychologists like Samir Parikh say that "branding of an individual a culprit", especially in cases when one is acquitted later, often has a long-lasting harmful effect on his or her personalities. "People can suffer from mental trauma and lose confidence. The families of the accused also suffer from mental trauma," says Parikh. abhishek.bhalla@hindustantimes.com http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=12_05_2007_005_001&typ=1&pub=47 (Comment on this)
10:32a	Ex-husband indulging in defamation: Jahnvi More and more women are acting like Jhanvi Kapoor these days. They divorce their legally married husbands, take the kid away and wish to marry a superstar to make it big. Many frustrated ones file FALSE dowry cases and other defamatory cases. Many try to commit suicide just to attract attention. If these trial suicides go wrong, they die making the man legally liable to prosecution and suspicions. Now Jahnvi has another twist Ex-husband indulging in defamation: Jahnvi 11 May, 2007 l 0340 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK LUCKNOW: After the sordid suicide drama on the night of Abhishek Bachchan’s marriage right in front of his Juhu bungalow, Jahnvi Kapoor nee Haya Rizvi finds herself in the thick of a courtroom battle for the custody of her ten years old son. Soon after, Ali Hussain Naqvi, son of the noted Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Sadiq and her former husband, moved a habeas corpus petition in Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court, Jahnvi played a harried and helpless mother to the hilt when she called up The Times of India, Lucknow, office on Thursday. Accusing Naqvi of conspiring to sabotage her Bollywood career, Jahnvi claimed that the petition was just another stunt to bring infamy to her. "The only reason why this person has filed the case is that he would like to see me cringe and I refuse to do so," she said. For a change, the woman did not pretend that she had never known Naqvi as she had claimed before the national media earlier. Accusing him of worst possible crimes, the former wife claimed, "If Naqvi was not behind the bars, it was only due to the proximity of his family with the Samajwadi Party supremo." "How come this gentleman transform into a caring father almost overnight?" she asked. "What happened during the intervening ten years when he didn’t not pay a single penny for the child’s maintenance," she added. She said, "Naqvi wanted the child back because his second wife could not produce an heir to the family fortune. He has only three daughters," she said. Asked if she would be coming to Lucknow to appear in the court, Jahnvi said that she would be represented by her mother. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Lucknow/Ex-husband_indulging_in_defamation_Jahnvi/articleshow/2030437.cms (Comment on this)
10:32a	Ex-husband indulging in defamation: Jahnvi blogger's comments More and more women are acting like Jhanvi Kapoor these days. They divorce their legally married husbands, take the kid away and wish to marry a superstar to make it big. Many frustrated ones file FALSE dowry cases and other defamatory cases. Many try to commit suicide just to attract attention. If these trial suicides go wrong, they die making the man legally liable to prosecution and suspicions. Now Jahnvi has another twist Ex-husband indulging in defamation: Jahnvi 11 May, 2007 l 0340 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK LUCKNOW: After the sordid suicide drama on the night of Abhishek Bachchan’s marriage right in front of his Juhu bungalow, Jahnvi Kapoor nee Haya Rizvi finds herself in the thick of a courtroom battle for the custody of her ten years old son. Soon after, Ali Hussain Naqvi, son of the noted Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Sadiq and her former husband, moved a habeas corpus petition in Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court, Jahnvi played a harried and helpless mother to the hilt when she called up The Times of India, Lucknow, office on Thursday. Accusing Naqvi of conspiring to sabotage her Bollywood career, Jahnvi claimed that the petition was just another stunt to bring infamy to her. "The only reason why this person has filed the case is that he would like to see me cringe and I refuse to do so," she said. For a change, the woman did not pretend that she had never known Naqvi as she had claimed before the national media earlier. Accusing him of worst possible crimes, the former wife claimed, "If Naqvi was not behind the bars, it was only due to the proximity of his family with the Samajwadi Party supremo." "How come this gentleman transform into a caring father almost overnight?" she asked. "What happened during the intervening ten years when he didn’t not pay a single penny for the child’s maintenance," she added. She said, "Naqvi wanted the child back because his second wife could not produce an heir to the family fortune. He has only three daughters," she said. Asked if she would be coming to Lucknow to appear in the court, Jahnvi said that she would be represented by her mother. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Lucknow/Ex-husband_indulging_in_defamation_Jahnvi/articleshow/2030437.cms (Comment on this)
10:59a	Husband burnt by wife and in-laws http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070511/region.htm Husband burnt by wife and in-laws : A man was set ablaze by his wife, mother-in-law and brothers-in-law at Kasba Mohalla, Dasuya yesterday. According to the police, Harmesh Kumar (35) son of Surinder Kumar of Kasba Mohalla, alleged that his wife Shama alias Umma, mother-in-law Kanta, brother-in-law Vinod Kumar and Mintu, cousin brother of his wife, all of Jhangia, sprinkled kerosene on him while he was taking rest on a cot at his house and set him ablaze. He was seriously burnt and was admitted in Civil Hospital, Dasuya where his condition is critical. (1 Comment | Comment on this)
11:54a	Verdict from People of Delhi : DV is being and will be misused !!!! Friends This is my open letter to the Editor of "The Hindu". I am sending this to thehindu@vsnl.com and letters@thehindu.co.in Please blog my open letter wherever possible. Also forward this to thehindu@vsnl.com AND OTHER MEDIA PEOPLE, editors immediately. You may use your name if you so wish to and I hold NO copyrights or warranties for this letter ================== Open letter to The Hindu =================== From Vinayak Tamil Nadu India - 610001 To The Editor The Hindu, 859\860 Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002 Dear Editor This has reference to your news item at http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/12/stories/2007051219930300.htm on the DV act Your news paper is known for accuracy in reporting and high standards. Please do NOT associate your name with casual researchers who have NOT understood ground realities. Your news paper should NOT be misleading your readers. The researcher in the above article claims "Delhiites continue to have misconceptions about the law" and goes on to state that people in Delhi are worried about the Misuse of DV [Domestic Violence Act] act This researcher has drawn completely wrong conclusions while the public at large are right in concluding that Domestic Violence act is being and will be misused. The Indian family is the bedrock of our traditions and continuity since vedic times. Since time immemorial our families have ensured the continuation of our scriptures and traditions. Vedas and prabhandhams and thirumarais and thiruvaimozi passed from father to son. Our culture passed from mother to daughter. Rama was always revereared WITH Sita, Lakmana, Bharatha, Chatruguna and Hanuman. All this being challenged by Ultra feminist and male hating agenda which has led to the gender biased, wife supporting legislation like the DV act Even before the DV act was promulgated, section 498A of IPC was grossly misused I am sure that eminent speakers like Cho N Ramaswamy, eminent Jurists like the Honbl. Shri Markandeya Katju, the Supreme court of India and others have spoken against the gross misuse of the Section 498A of IPC - also dubbed as false dwory cases While false dowry cases are piling in court corridors, the DV act is another draconian law, which - allows ONLY women to file complaints - makes ONLY men punishable (by virtue of being defendants) and completely ignores the fundamental righs guaranteed to all citizens, be it men, be it elderly parents of men or their siblings [...there are many more anomalies in this hasty and shoddy piece of legislation.....] I urge you immediately remove such "snake oil" from your august pages and also publish a corrigendum immediately dis associating yourself from such spurious reports and self styled researches Regards Vinayak May 13th 2007 ================== news item on The Hindu ======================== http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/12/stories/2007051219930300.htm New Delhi Focus on Protection of Women from Violence Act P. Anima `Delhiites continue to have misconceptions about the law' NEW DELHI: More than a year after the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) was passed by Parliament, Delhiites continue to have misconceptions about the law, with most of them believing the Act is going to be rampantly misused, reveals a new study by the Centre for Media Studies (CMS), a research organisation here in the Capital. The latest study on "Knowledge and awareness on Domestic Violence and Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005" was conducted to gauge general public knowledge and awareness about the PWDVA among the people of Delhi and some districts of Punjab. More than 50.7 per cent of the 513 people interviewed in Delhi for the in-house study said they had heard about the Act. But while 46.6 per cent of them understood domestic violence to be lack of understanding between husband and wife, some confused it with property disputes or conflicts in the husband's family. "It is the crux of the Act that people have failed to understand," said senior researcher Chittaranjan Mishra who co-ordinated the study, completed a week ago. "There are a number of civil measures in the Act that complement the existing criminal aspects," he added. The thrust of Act that seeks correction of the perpetrator's behaviour more than punitive measures is lost on the people. Though more than 80 per cent of the respondents have heard, seen or were aware of domestic violence, according to them a significant number of victims (25.4 per cent) did not approach anyone for help, while a few others turned to friends and relatives. Though 42.5 per cent of the victims approached the police, 421 respondents said that in 50.6 per cent of the cases no action was taken against the perpetrators. Interestingly, the study points out that the primary reason for inaction was mutual compromise arrived at by the parties concerned. Mutual compromise was arrived at in more that 50 per cent cases and money was used in 16.9 per cent instances to withdraw the case. Significantly, the respondents felt women belonging to the upper class were most likely to make use of the Act, in contrast to women of lower and middle classes. But a whopping 60.8 per cent of the respondents in Delhi believed that the Act would be rampantly misused. A large section of them (59.9 per cent) believed the Act would be misused intentionally. ================================================================== (1 Comment | Comment on this)

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