Indian Judge Advices Battered Wife to “Adjust” to her Abuse

Pune, Maharashtra, September 02, 2012

A 28-year-old woman who had left her husband’s house, unable to bear his battering any more was told by the judge to return to him.   When the case came up before the court, instead of granting her a divorce, the wife was advised by Justice K Bhaktavatsala of the High Court of Karnataka to adjust to her abuse. He said, “Women suffer in all marriages. You are married with two children and know what it means to suffer as a woman. Why are you still talking about his beatings? I know you have undergone pain. But that is nothing

Army Officer Charged With Dowry Harassment

New Delhi, November 17, 2011

Major Arshad Siddiqui who is accused of dowry harassment, surrendered before the Chandigarh Police on Tuesday after the Supreme Court dismissed his special leave petition seeking an anticipatory bail.  Siddiqui had claimed to have divorced his wife by uttering ‘talaq’ over the phone. His special leave petition seeking a stay on his arrest was dismissed by the Supreme Court on November 4.  A local court remanded him to five days in custody of the Chandigarh police’s women and child support unit which is probing the dowry harassment case against him. The Chandigarh Police are also planning to take the army officer to his home in Lucknow to recover the gifts he received as dowry.  After his surrender, Major Siddiqui said he had been falsely implicated in the case since he never demanded any dowry. But his claim was found to be untrue as his wife had produced copies of the cheques in a lower court of Chandigarh. Read more here.

Bride-To-Be Haul’s Dowry Demanding Groom To Court

Noida, Haryana, November 2011

A case lodged by Nisha Sharma, who called off her marriage at the eleventh hour in 2003, accusing her prospective spouse’s family of demanding dowry, has reached its final stage. The groom, Munish Dalal, and his mother, Vidya, were arrested and released on bail after a few months.  December 5 is the next date of hearing and the judgement is expected in two months. Read the report

Man Sentenced To 10 Years in Prison For Raping A Minor

New Delhi, October 30, 2011

A local court has given a 10-year jail term to 21-year-old Rajesh and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him, after convicting him of raping a seven-year-old girl last year.  According to the report filed, on May 3, 2010, Rajesh, a resident of Awaragard in Usmanpur area of northeast Delhi,  had lured the girl, playing near her house, to a secluded place near a drain on the pretext of giving her sweets and raped her.  Read the report here.