Justice Dr Neela Gokhale on Friday said that Section 498A IPC has not been misused but misunderstood by everyone. The judge was speaking at an “interactive lecture” organised by the Interactive Lawyers Association for Women (ILAW) on the topic “Use and Misuse of Section 498A.”
The judge stated that while section 498A may be misused by a very handful women but that cannot be used to “paint the entire drawing board in one colour.”
“I can say that section 498A is not misused but it is misunderstood by everyone. But it’s time, we as the Bar and the Bench must rise to the ocassion and give proper advice to our clients,” she said.
IF SO, WHY CONVICTION RATE IN 498A IS LESS THAN 10% ?
for sure for these questions Justice Neela Gokhale has no Answer.
other than this Truth lies in her own Answer, what she has said.
“S.498A IPC Not Misused By All But Is Misunderstood, Society’s Mindset Obstructs Women From Reporting Domestic Abuse“
She said and admitted that not misused by ALL, that means Judge admit some/many are misusing it also. If so Why Law is not punishing such misuser?
for sure this also Judge has no Answer.
Another Answer lies in her own Statement.
“The judge cited a 2003 government report which revealed that more than 30 per cent married woman face physical, sexual and emotional torture at the hands of her husband and his close relatives.“
she says “30 per cent married woman face physical, sexual and emotional torture” it means remaining 70% torturing their husbands?
IF SO WHY THERE IS NO LAW FOR 70% MEN TO REPORT WOMEN CRIME? WHY JUDGE AND FEMINISTS OBSTRUCTING TO MAKE LAW FOR MEN TOO?
Judge can argue that there are no complaints from Men or NCRB that men are harassed too. BECAUSE THERE IS NO OPTION FOR MEN TO REPORT, UNLESS THERE IS NO LAW FOR MEN WHERE MEN HAVE TO REPORT.
IF DP3/DP4 AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MADE GENDER EQUAL MORE WOMEN WILL BE JAILED THAN MEN.
Judge said “While sitting on the bench, we come across say 10 cases in a day, wherein the ingredients of section 498A are not made out and there is overimplication. May be the 11th case is a genuine one… But because of the first 10 cases of overimplication, how do we see at the 11th one? May be the 11th one should be the first one and not the 10 matters on the board. Like this, the interests of the genuine cases get jeopardized. This is the greatest fear we have. This is extremely unfortunate,“
THIS STATEMENT SHOWS HOW BIASED JUDGE IS, SHE WANT 10 WOMEN GOT SCOT FREE FOR MISUSING LAW JUST BECAUSE 11TH IS (may be – means 11th also false) GENUINE ONE..
To get justice to real one, you have to have balls to punish misusers, and stop glorifying every Women and go them scot free once ransom amount paid.
WHY ONCE HUGE AMOUNT SETTLEMENT MONEY PAID 498A/DV IS WITHDRAWN? this proved in Judges own words.
“Sometimes, it happens that a woman, when seek maintenance, husband and in-laws make all sorts of excuses to avoid paying her the amount. So, to get the maintenance, she files a section 498A case and ropes in the husband’s sister, who may be living at a different place. It is then the in-laws make the payments because they do not want their daughter to be troubled in a litigation,” Justice Gokhale explained.
TO GET MAINTENANCE, 498A/DV USED TO BLACKMAIL/FORCE MEN TO PAY, once paid there is no Case. Still judge says there is no misuse. judge in her own words admitted that 498a/Dv used get maintenance.
JUSTICE NEELA GOKHALE, can you answer above questions?
Your every statement shows you are a hardcore feminists, Judge should not be biased to justify one Gender because she is also of same Gender.
Just like all women are not misusing dowry laws, that doesn’t mean all Men take or demand dowry too.
AUTHOR : RUDOLPH DSOUZA