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Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
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| 3:10p | Husband Seeks Maintenance 16 May, 2007 l 0027 hrs IST  lDhananjay Mahapatra /TIMES NEWS NETWORKNEW DELHI: Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code has frequently been used by courts to ask men to pay maintenance to wives, children or parents dumped by them. A petition in the Supreme Court seeks a role reversal — a man wants maintenance from his doctor wife who allegedly deserted him at a time when he was jobless. The Hindu Marriage Act does allow for the payment of maintenance to separated and divorced males who have no means to support themselves and whose estranged partners are better off. But Section 125 of has seldom been used for the purpose. Interestingly, while invoking Section 125, petitioner Pravinkumar Jayantilal Nagrecha also blames his plight on the misuse of the very provision by his wife. It was in 2002 that a Rajkot court directed Nagrecha to pay a monthly maintenance of Rs 1,000 to his wife and daughter even though she is working as a doctor. This order was upheld by the high court and the apex court, his counsel H A Raichura said. He said the petitioner was sacked by Reliance in 2002, as he had to take frequent leave to attend as many as 15 court cases in three cities filed against him by his wife. Seeking to get 'relief' under Section 125, the petitioner said the apex court should interpret the law in such a manner that destitute husbands could also get maintenance if their working wives had left, leaving them in penury. If the law isn't interpreted in this way, Section 125 could fall foul of the mandate of the Constitution which prohibits discrimination on the grounds of sex — in other words, between husband and wife — the petitioner said. |
| 3:36p | When the police are on the receiving end !! : Inspector held for dowry harassment News from "The Hindu" Inspector held for dowry harassment Staff Reporter
BANGALORE: The Vijayanagar police on Monday arrested Fraser Town Police Inspector N. Srinidhi on the charge of torturing his wife for more dowry. The police have also arrested Srinidhi's mother, Jayalakshamma, and brother, Sreenivasa. On a complaint by Srinidhi's wife, Jyothishree, the Vijayanagar police registered a case against the three under the Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (husband or relative of the husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) and also under the Dowry Prohibition Act, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) K.V. Sharathchandra said. In her complaint, Ms. Jyothishree has said that her husband was torturing her for a dowry of Rs. 5 lakh. Besides, he was allegedly beating her on the instigation of his mother. Ms. Jyothishree, who is admitted to hospital, has complained that her husband assaulted her on Saturday as she had not polished his shoes and kept his uniform ready. http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/15/stories/2007051518710300.htm |
| 3:52p | Engineer, parents held for [alleged ?] dowry death in Ghaziabad Comments from the Blogger : I agree that Dowry is bad. It IS evil. I have NO sympathy for the dowry taker OR the Giver But how do we tolerate completely one sided news ?? The Husband and family are suspected in a murder, while they MAY HAVE BEEN completely unaware of it. The news item below or the ORIGINAL headline on Express India site state nothing about the accused's [husband's] version. Some how media in India fail to give the accused's view thereby converting such news into "trail by media". The sadder part is that they seem to be getting away with it Looks like the police are in a great hurry to nab everyone. Luckily a 16 month old kid is still spared, but police seem to be looking out for the kid's sole caretaker Engineer, parents held for [alleged ?] dowry death in Ghaziabad http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=236313 Neeraj Chauhan Ghaziabad, May 14: AN engineer and his parents have been arrested after the dismembered body of the former’s wife was found near the railway track at Razapur crossing here last Thursday. It is believed that the victim, Shobhana Singh (25), was killed for dowry. Dhimant Singh Rawat, 27, is an engineer in a private firm while his father Balwant Singh Rawat is a manager at a fibreglass factory. Dhimant’s mother Madhur has also been arrested but his sister Madhuri is at large. She is thought to have Dhimant’s 16-month-old son Anant with her. Dhimant and his parents have been arrested on the basis of a police complaint by Shobhana’s father Subhash Chand Singh, who owns an inverter and generator factory in Bahadurgarh. The Singhs were told last Thursday that Shobhana was missing and were informed the following day that she had committed suicide. “They told us that our daughter is missing since May 10 evening but when we reached their house, they were relaxed and having dinner,” said Pramod Singh, Shobhana’s uncle and a resident of Sharjah in the UAE. “We had given them Rs 10 lakh cash, half kg gold and a Santro car but they harassed her from day one,” he added. Singh went on to say that the Rawats would criticise Shobhana over everything, including the way she walked. Shobhana, a B.Com graduate from Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College in Delhi University, married Dhimant on February 15, 2004. The match was arranged by a family friend in Kanpur. Shobhana’s school friend Varsha Sonany adds: “She was never allowed to talk to anyone and not allowed to go out alone. We met only once after her marriage but she used to share her worries with me only. She was in pain.” Varsha said Shobhana never complained to her parents as she did not want to embarrass them. Shobhana’s family stays in Sector 6 at Bahadurgarh. Her brother Vikram is doing his graduation from Hansraj College in Delhi University while Shobhana was doing her M. Com from Himachal University. The Singhs belong to Jaunpur and live in a kothi on a 500 sq yards plot at Kavi Nagar. Dhimant and his sister Madhuri have studied from Delhi Public School, Ghaziabad. |
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