Yesterday Prashant and Today Pawan Kalyan-498a Menace sweeps the Indian Top Brass

 Yesterday Prashant and Today Pawan Kalyan

Yesterday Tamil hero Prashant suffered with Grihalakshmi’s case and today it’s the turn of Pawan Kalyan. But why the celebrity marriage issues go public and turn out to be a nuisance? It is also known that celebrity families try to safeguard their image in public and hardly wish to come before media with recalcitrance to the person who is pestering them. But why things are so mean for them?

Recall the recent past when Dasari Narayana Rao’s daughter-in-law also had approached the court of law seeking justice in the matter of property. Then when Dasari was asked to give explanation he simply replied, “I failed as a father and father-in-law’. That’s the answer which needs no further query.

Prashanth, the Tamil hero also said that women today are using the advantage given by law and trying to pull as much as they can when terms go wrong with husband or in-laws.

Nagarjuna’s first wife issue didn’t turn out to be nuisance just because of gentleman settlement. Even now Dr Ramanaidu and Dr ANR meet each other in happy terms. That’s the sign of good understanding and maturity. After all, everybody is human being and problems with human relations are common for all. The maturity comes out in the point of settling them.

Coming to Pawan Kalyan-Nandini issue, a leading News Daily mentioned that Nandini filed case as settlement wasn’t done till now. It implies that Pawan Kalyan and his family have shown recalcitrance to Nandini’s pleas. The result is seen now. Everything has gone public. It’s a sign of black mark for Chiranjeevi’s family as the girl mentioned ‘Griha Himsa’ aspects in her complaint. She also said that the influence of Chiranjeevi suppressed her from giving compliant all these days.

Whenever be the issue, the problem that can be solved with 1 stitch has now extended to nine.

 Courtesy: www.greatandhra.com

More Power To Women – Indian doomsday not far…!

Even after nearly 60 years of Independence, India is still not liberated enough. Though India has today captured the attention of the world, and is among the fastest growing economies, deep-rooted ancient beliefs continue to dominate our lives.

An overwhelming majority of Indians, rich or poor, long for a son because they believe that they can attain nirvana or go to heaven only when a son performs funeral rights. Yet another problem is that in our patriarchal social structure, barring Kerala, the family name is continued only through men.

This again puts a premium on the male child. Sons are also regarded as a form of social security. So a daughter is never as welcome as a son. Then there are issues of dowry. Investing in the education of a girl child is perceived as something that has no return.

These socio-cultural factors constrain women, more so in the rural and semi-urban areas, besides reinforcing a negative self-image.

Collectively, this outdated way of thinking puts a severe brake on the progress of the girl child. The falling sex ratio is indeed a cause for concern.

What is most disheartening is that since the late 1970s, with the coming in of the technology for sex determination, things have gotten worse.

Even though this is regarded as a criminal offence, it is done surreptitiously. Surprisingly the most prosperous pockets have the most awful sex ratio.

Take Punjab for instance – 793 girls for every 1,000 boys against the national figure of 927.

South Delhi has a ratio of 760 girls to 1,000 boys, whereas for Delhi as a whole it is 865. In Mumbai, it is an uninspiring 898.

Such imbalances have severe consequences on the social fabric of our country.

It is, however, heartening that government is trying to bring down barriers against girls in education through various schemes such as the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya.

The scheme addresses the issue of gender disparities in rural areas and among disadvantaged communities. These residential schools for girls from underprivileged sections are indeed a breakthrough in the education of the girl child.

The protection and care of the girl child is a challenge that calls for a four-pronged strategy. First, there must be strict enforcement of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Technologies (PCPNDT) Regulation and Prevention of Misuse Act.

We must make sure that offenders do not get away. Government and NGOs could work in close collaboration to help implementation of the law. There is also a dire need for legal literacy.

Second, through advocacy we can build public opinion and work towards a mass movement for stopping the practice of sex selection. We must express our absolute contempt and shame against such genocide. Punit Bedi, an obstetrician and specialist on foetal medicine, has said in a recent article, “More than 6 million female foetuses have been killed in 20 years. That is the number of Jews killed in the holocaust”.

Third, enlist more women in all developmental programmes apart from education. Make them economically independent. Once they have disposable income, they will be seen in a different light.

Today, a number of women are employed, but it is only the tip of the iceberg.

This despite government, through the national policy for the empowerment of women, endeavouring to create an environment for the development of women.

Fourth, promote youth icons and role models such as Sania Mirza, Sunita Williams, Barkha Dutt, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Kiran Bedi, Condoleezza Rice, Mallika Sarabhai, Indra Nooyi and Meena Borwankar, to name just a few. They are all achievers and they are all women.

While they come from urban India, there are hundreds of women who have done remarkable work for tribals and village women.

The point is that nothing is impossible for women. More and more women must realise this. This can happen by changing societal attitudes and community practices through active participation.

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Indian Progress Report

In its annual ‘progress report’ on human rights the US State Department concluded that “numerous serious problems” remained in India including “excessive use of force”
It also highlighted corruption in both the police and the administration, saying that it was “endemic in the government and police forces, and the government made little attempt to combat the problem, except for a few instances highlighted by the media.”
This is how the law-enforcing machinery normally works in India.
You approach police or their brokers and negotiate the price.
They will convert a civil case, and register into criminal case.
They will arrest the accused and produce him before magistrate.
The magistrate will immediately grant police custody, without bothering about nature of case. Now police will demand money, otherwise the accused will not get bail. The magistrate will grant bail only when public prosecutor gives him signal that money has been received and it will be honourably distributed. There is Criminal +Police+Judicial nexus for Extortion

In extradition proceedings at London court; India’s best known supreme court lawyer appearing for the accused said:”Indian Police are the most corrupt, dishonest, vicious and murderous in the world” The plea was accepted by the honourable court. Indian Police is the most corrupt and criminal biggest Uniformed organisation in the world is well known. When we have such a system, how can there be Justice? Misuse of feminist’s laws by Indian Law Enforcing Machinery for Extortion is order of the day.

1. It rewards frauds and cheats for misusing the law.
2. It makes the accuser the prosecutor, the judge and the jury all rolled into one.
3. It makes all the families subject to destruction on the whims and fancies of criminals (girl and her families who want to get rich).
4. It has no safeguards for the innocent.
5. It facilitates elder and child abuse by the accusers without any fear of punishment.
6. It lays down no automatic punishments for the UN-scrupulous accuser(s), even after it is proved that the accused persons were innocent and the complaints were fraudulent.
7. It enables violation of the privacy, sanctity and the dignity of the innocent families, and throws the very existence of Indian families to the vultures in the police force, criminals in the society and at the mercy of the lawyers and the inefficiencies of the court system in India.
8. It provides monetary inducements for corruption,falsehoods, revenge, blackmail and extortion; therefore an invitation to the increasing crimes in India.
9. It is a monster and menace, created by the law; and does not belong in any civilised and democratic society as it smells like fascism.
10. The guilty who make frivolous and scandalous complaints or start false prosecutions get off Scott free at the cost and expense of the public exchequer

Only fascist dictatorships and enemies of the society create laws that destroys the very society they claim to protect.. Feminists laws legislated during the past two decades have unleashed a New Legal Terrorism, and they are also responsible for Rape of Indian Legal System as well as Indian Culture including Social order.Supreme court has said in recent judgement that provisions in feminists laws are often being misused to settle personal scores.These laws are no License to settle scores,or blackmail for Extortion; merely because the provisions are legal.These laws does not give a licence to unscrupulous persons to wreak personal vendetta or unleash harassment by lodging frivolous complaints and allegations. The provisions in women’s laws are intended to be used as a shield not an assassin weapon. Government need to reflect whether the laws have reached a stage where the pendulum has swung to the other extreme, whether it has become a tool for corruption,obstruct ion, delay, harassment blackmail and extortion. Indian legal system has completely and miserably failed to protect innocent persons.
Many instances have come to light where the complaints are not true and have been filed with an oblique motives with the collusion of corrupt law enforcing machinery.

The acquittal does not wipe out the ignominy suffered during and prior to trial by the innocent accused family who were all arrested without bail and jailed without committing any offence.
The Judicial system must strongly deal with frivolous complaints and prosecutions by unscrupulous corrupt law enforcers; for wasting court’s precious time and putting financial burden on public exchequer. The costs should be recovered from guilty and the victim should be compensated.

Preventing the miscarriage of justice, is just as much the work of the Courts, as it is their work to uphold the law of the land.
Perjury ( a statement that is false, made under oath) destroys the very foundations of the legal process as perversion of the truth is a ‘crime against justice’.

False statements, retracted statements, and witnesses turning “hostile” has been growing at our judicial system .
It is about time that the Courts put to use sanction and sentence “perjurers” as offenders, for their culpability.
Their attempts to usurp and mock the authority of the Courts, the legal process, the rule of law, and the law of the land, have to be thwarted for in doing so they are aiding and abetting the miscarriage of Justice.

Unless Cry “Wolf” too often as a prank by feminists is stop-ed and unless unscrupulous persons including corrupt government machinery are properly and severely dealt with ; The Rape of Indian legal system and Indian society by UN-social elements will continue.
The present Domestic Violence bill will most certainly be useful for the urban woman in an adulterous relationship because if caught, she can accuse her husband/his parental family of domestic violence, have them jailed while she takes over all their assets.
The marriage is becoming a very dangerous commodity for vulnerable middle class families.

The marriage and subsequent discord between the spouses has become a more serious crime for husband, than committing rape or murder in which heinous crime at least entire family is not arrested and jailed, without proof or investigation. Most joint middle class families are greatly suffering from the curses and horrors of these barbarian laws.

The amendment to the Evidence Act was made,which effected, shifting the burden of proof of innocence to the accused, much against normal criminal jurisprudence.
Section 498A became part of the Criminal Law Act on 25 December 1983.

Therefore according to normal criminal jurisprudence, the prosecution under section 498A is not only immoral and against internationally accepted law but also smells of fascist regime in India.
The prosecution of the accused under 498A is nothing but sending a soldier to the battlefield with both his hands chopped off.
The social laws have never succeeded in India. On the contrary they have led to runaway corruption.

These social laws are goldmines for law enforcers for making illegitimate money and the vote bank for politicians.
The unholy criminal-police- judicial- political nexus begins and is sustained on the back of these social laws It is only common people that suffers because of the climate of criminality that survives in Indian system.

There are hundreds of false cases going on in India against overseas Indians specially against USA , Canadian and UK citizens with the motive being blackmail and extortion of Dollars as alimony in settlement of divorce.

Despite the presence of so many Indian-American women’s organisations, pro-women US laws,an excellent legal system and Strong police force to protect women; Why then unscrupulous Indian women, who are married to US citizens and residents of Indian origin are going to India to file criminal cases under section 498A of Indian Penal Code against their husbands and his parents ?
Why these unscrupulous women are over-riding the US System, and misusing Indian corrupt, notorious and in-efficient Judicial system without any Jurisdiction ?

The answer is very simple:

1. “IPC 498A of Indian Law is an easy weapon to purchase and use by the criminal, vindictive and abusive Indian wife / daughter-in- law, with which the husband and his entire parental family as well as friends can be harassed, Jailed and subjected to blackmail and extortion.
2. The US legal system and police force investigates in details all the accusations and find the Truth.If the woman is found to be lying, she is being dealt with and punished.

There are hundreds of innocent Indian Residents in USA alone who are suffering from blackmail, extortion and humiliation at the hands of the unscrupulous spouses for the SIN of marrying Indian girl.The old parents of NRI’s in India are jailed . NRI’S can not return without being arrested and jailed.in spite of sufficient proof of innocence.
The problem is so serious that US state department has issued Advisory to US citizens of Indian Origin warning as under:
A number of U.S. citizen men who have come to India to marry Indian nationals have been arrested and charged with crime related to dowry extraction.

Many of the charges stem from the U.S.citizen’ s inability to provide an immigrant visa for the prospective spouse to travel immediately to the united states. The courts sometimes order the U.S.citizen to pay large sums of money to his spouse in exchange for the dismissal of charges Canadian Government has also issued following advisory:
Growing numbers of Canadian citizens have been caught up in marital fraud and dowry abuse in India. Most cases involve Indian-Canadian males who abandon their wives in India after cheating them out of large sums of money. Other cases involve misuse of Indians Dowry Prohibition Act. This law, which was enacted to protect women and makes demanding a dowry a crime, is sometimes used to blackmail men through false allegations of dowry extortion. Individuals facing charges may be forced to remain in India until their cases have been settled or pay off their spouses in exchange for the dismissal of charges.

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Woman lecturer commits suicide over dowry demands

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A 32-year-old woman lecturer in the capital allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison after being harassed over repeated dowry demands, police said Wednesday.

Ashu, a lecturer with the Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing, was found dead late Tuesday evening at her rented house in Shakarpur in east Delhi by her brother-in-law Gaurav. Her unemployed husband Sourabh was missing since the incident.

Gaurav, who returned home from his nearby pharmacy, broke open the doors and found the victim lying dead with a suicide note and soon informed police.

According to police, her suicide note read: ‘I am taking my life and no one should be held responsible for it.’

However, Ashu’s parents alleged that she was regularly harassed over dowry demands by her husband and in-laws. She had an arranged marriage with Sourabh three months ago.

‘We have registered a case and are conducting raids to arrest her husband,’ a police official said.

In a separate incident late Tuesday, a man allegedly set his wife on fire before committing suicide by consuming poison in east Delhi.

According to police, he consumed poison after locking his wife inside a room in their Seemapuri residence.

Police said that the motive behind the crime was not known and investigations were underway.

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Cruelty to wife is not abetment to suicide: SC

New Delhi, June 24
The Supreme Court has held that treating one’s wife with cruelty or harassing her does not amount to abetment to suicide by the married woman.

A Bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and D K Jain, while giving a clean chit to one husband Kishori Lal in a case of offence under Section 306 of the IPC (abetment to suicide), handed down the ruling.

According to the prosecution, the deceased Rajkumari, had committed suicide in her matrimonial home on August 31, 1982 due to alleged harassment by her husband Kishori Lal. Lal was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by the trial court and his appeal was dismissed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

The apex court, while giving a clean chit to the appellant observed, ” In cases of alleged abetment of suicide, there must be proof of direct or indirect acts of incitement to the commission of suicide. The mere fact that the husband has treated his deceased wife with cruelty is not enough”.

The court further added, ” Merely on the allegations of harassment conviction in terms of Section 306 of the IPC is not sustainable. There is ample evidence on record that the deceased was disturbed because she could not give birth to a child. The deceased was upset due to this, according to statements made by three prosecution witnesses.” ” If the background facts are analysed, it is crystal clear that the prosecution has failed to establish its case.

That being so, the appeal deserves to be allowed, which we direct”, the court added.

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“…The wife did not teach the husband how to win. …”

“…The wife did not teach the husband how to swing a golf club. The wife did not teach the husband how to win. The golf swing and the success as a professional golfer which the husband brought into this marriage opened commercial doors during the course of this marriage which would otherwise not have been available…..”

More at
http://divorceindia.blogspot.com/2007/06/wife-did-not-teach-husband-how-to-win.html
or alternate URL http://tinyurl.com/ys6nzu

Regards
Vinayak

Girl files for relief under Domestic Violence Act. Blames politicians !

Girl files for relief underDomestic Violence Act

BY HERALD REPORTER

PANJIM, JUNE 22 — She has the guts to fight not just her conservative-minded parents but to take on RSS activists and Mandrem MLA Laxmikant Parsekar — all who have been deciding what her future should be. Nineteen-year-old Sweta Parsekar of Parsem, Pernem — fighting for her freedom has filed for relief under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.

Addressing a press conference here on Friday here, an undaunted Shweta even as she was bombarded with volley of questions by press persons — narrated her story on how her parents supported by neighbours and RSS activists have been forcing her to give up her job.

She worked in Mapusa at a shop dealing in mobile phones. Her parents however, started objecting to her job, demanding that she should give up the job, she said.

Determined to continue working, she refused to bow down and things came to such a state she had to bear with assault by family members.

Coming before press today she said, “I want to work — want my freedom and don’t want the course of my life to be dictated by RSS activists.” In a written complaint to Goa State Women Commission, she has given detailed account of her harassment by parents as well how her friends who have tried to help her out were beaten up by people from her neighbournood and saffron elements. They were beaten and given to the police under the pretext that they belong to Believers group.

Currently leaving on her own in Margao (according to her account, she was thrown out by the family) she in no uncertain words told media that RSS followers and even MLA Parsekar who tried to give her lessons on morality, Indian culture and how Indian women should behave, have to pay attention to other pressing issues indeed threatening Indian culture.

“Why haven’t they been able to stop rave parties happening on Goan beaches particularly in Pernem taluka’s coastline? Why can’t they stop drug flow or fight against it,” she asked at a press conference, making it clear that they should keep out of her way and that she knows what is good and what is bad for her. She also fears for her life to go back to her parents.

Woman lecturer commits suicide over dowry demands

New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A 32-year-old woman lecturer in the capital allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison after being harassed over repeated dowry demands, police said Wednesday.

Ashu, a lecturer with the Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing, was found dead late Tuesday evening at her rented house in Shakarpur in east Delhi by her brother-in-law Gaurav. Her unemployed husband Sourabh was missing since the incident.

Gaurav, who returned home from his nearby pharmacy, broke open the doors and found the victim lying dead with a suicide note and soon informed police.

According to police, her suicide note read: ‘I am taking my life and no one should be held responsible for it.’

However, Ashu’s parents alleged that she was regularly harassed over dowry demands by her husband and in-laws. She had an arranged marriage with Sourabh three months ago.

‘We have registered a case and are conducting raids to arrest her husband,’ a police official said.

In a separate incident late Tuesday, a man allegedly set his wife on fire before committing suicide by consuming poison in east Delhi.

According to police, he consumed poison after locking his wife inside a room in their Seemapuri residence.

Police said that the motive behind the crime was not known and investigations were underway.

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Jailhouse rock !

Move over Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt. Our local celebrities too have had a brush with the law. CT checks out whether the days behind bars have any impact on their professional life.

The news of Sanjoy Mukherjee, a percussionist of Bhoomi, remanded in 14 days’ jail custody for mentally and physically torturing his wife, has come as a shock to many. Sanjoy is not the only celebrity in Kolkata who has been to jail. Recently, Bhaswar Chatterjee was booked under 498A of IPC and the actor was lodged for two days in police custody and another two days in the jail custody. Before that, actor Rudraneel Ghosh had also been to jail for 29 days. CT talks to our celebrity jailbirds on whether their days behind bars had any impact on their professional career.

Bhaswar, on his part, has found compassion and support in his industry friends and colleagues. “When I got my bail and went home, I was overwhelmed by the support I received. As and when I’m required to appear in court, I pay a visit there. That apart, there has been no change of schedule in my professional career.”

Rudraneel Ghosh draws attention to the fact that the matured society, by now, has understood that such allegations of harassment by women are only made to scar a celebrity’s image. “The social status of a celebrity can’t be jeopardised . People are intelligent enough to understand the dirty game behind this. Our legal system is biased against men and women are always believed to be innocent,” Ghosh says.

What about the doubts regarding a celebrity’s criminal past ? How do celebs ignore those curious looks that seem to say since he has been to jail, something must have gone wrong. “I’m clear about what I’ve done. Being an actor, somewhere I know the impressions I give out to people matter to me. If I have to erase that scar, it will be through my body of work. Another route is to talk openly about my jail experiences and the bias against men,” says Rudraneel.

Well, survival is an art. For celebrities it’s either turning deaf to criticism or silencing every critic with their work.

caltimes@timesgroup .com

‘If need be, we’ll move ahead without Sanjoy’

ZINIA SEN Times News Network

At a time when Bhoomi’s all set to record their first ever English number for the UN, they are grappling with issues, more than one. Courtesy Sanjoy, who’s right now, cooling his heels in custody. It’s not just the recording that’s at stake, but also the image of the band. Friends of the musician however, come to his aid. Says a close friend, on conditions of anonymity, “Sanjoy was forced into the alliance by his friends in 2005. In fact, once I remember asking him how his married life is going and he kept mum. Within a few months, trouble started brewing and his wife, Bulurani left the house.” But what about the band’s reaction? A Bhoomi member says, “Bulurani must have taken off after Sanjoy filed for a divorce. I don’t think he is capable of something so bad. But yes, we don’t live with Sanjoy under one roof and would want to find out the truth. Bhoomi is not going to support a wife-beater . Bhoomi wants to stay out of this controversy.”

So, what’s Bhoomi going to do about its forthcoming shows and recordings without its ethnic percussionist? “If need be, we’ll move ahead without Sanjoy. In Bhoomi, everyone knows how to play all the instruments. We’ll play baul instruments wherever needed . But yes, there are few sounds in songs like Doel doley, which we won’t be able to generate. We’ll have to make do without such numbers in shows,” says frontman Soumitra.

While there’s support galore on Sanjoy’s side, Bulurani’s lawyer, Subhashish Roy, is keen on getting his client justice. “Sanjoy’s booked under 498A and 406 for torturing his wife, both mentally and physically. Sanjoy closed doors on Bulurani, who’s from a poor family, soon after the marriage because he was unable to flaunt her to his elite friends and couldn’t take her to parties and social functions. Bulurani claims of another woman involved in this case too. In fact, Sanjoy had also made her sign on a few documents unethically,” says he. Should we tune in for more?

zinia.sen@timesgroup .com

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DOWRY HARASSMENT TO PM’S GRAND DAUGHTER: HUSBAND, IN-LAWS HELD

Ludhiana, June 23: The husband, father and mother-in law of Amneet Kaur, a relative of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, were today arrested for allegedly harassing her for dowry, a senior police official said.
Amneet Kaur, the Prime Minister’s sister-in-law’ s granddaughter lodged an FIR with Khanna police station that she was thrown out of her in-laws house here along with her six-month-old daughter for not bringing in sufficient dowry.
Khanna Senior Superintendent of Police Gautam Cheema said a police team Amneet’s husband Inderveer, his mother Baljinder Kaur and father Avtar Singh from here.
Her sister-in-law Jaspreet Kaur, who is also an accused in the case, was however still at large, he said.
Amneet’s maternal grandfather M S Sabharwal alleged that her parents gave dowry “beyond their financial capacity when she married Inderveer Singh on January 29, 2006. However, after sometime, her in-laws started torturing her on one pretext or the other”.
Sabharwal said Amneet gave birth to a baby girl in January this year but claimed that nobody from her in-laws side came to see her.
Amneet had told her parents that her in-laws were demanding Rs 2 lakh to take her back and her father gave this money hoping to see her daughter happy, the FIR said.
Her in-laws again threw her out along with her infant daughter after which she reported the matter to the police, Sabharwal alleged.

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Grihalakshmi Exposed – Tamil actor Prashant`s Struggle Against False Dowry Law.

On this Aavani Monday (Sept 1, 2005), the ‘Vaikasi Pirandhachu’ hero finally tied the knot. The Young hero Surya was first to put in his appearance. Maybe he was in a hurry and on way to a studio, so he wished the newly weds and went on his way. At the auspicious time of 7.45am, the marriage rites started. As per tradition, Prashanth was taken outside the mandapam by the girl’s family, his feet washed and so on.

Bride Grihalakshmi wore a red sari and glittered in her beautiful gold ornaments – necklace, hip belt, bangles, earrings and chutti. The bride and groom had to honor their parents a few times during the ceremony. During the homam, Prashanth tied a yellow thread on Grihalakshmi’s wrist. At the sound of the getti melam, Prashanth tied the thaali round her neck and the guests showered the couple with confetti. Maybe he is so used to doing it on screen, that he went about the ceremony without instructions from anyone!
After that, Grihalakshmi had to feed Prashanth a peeled banana. It must have tasted sweeter as Grihalakshmi was giving it to him! After the function was over, the guests lined up to wish the couple, each one armed with a bouquet. 
 
Many prominent Bollywood personalities and politicians including Chief Minister Jayalalitha will attend the reception in the evening.

Things Turn for the Worse
   I want to be re-united with my wife – Prashant : 18.11.2006
Prashant married Chennai based Grihalakshmi last year. They had a wonderful married life and even got a baby boy. Some differences cropped up after this and the sweet marriage turned bitter. Prashant’s wife went back to her parents.

Differences and reconciliation is a part of married life and Prashant has gone to the Family Welfare Court that he would like to reunite with his wife. In his petition he mentions, “My wife Grihalakshmi separated from me over differences of opinion. She is now living separately. I am prepared to live with her again. Please reunite the two of us.”

The hearing comes up on coming 24th. Hope all ends well.
Prashanth holds peace talks with wife in an isolated room! – 25.11.2006

Prashanth claimed in a High Court, a few days back, that there is danger for him and his family because of his wife’s relations. He had also mentioned that he is willing to get back with his separated wife.
Yesterday Prashant and his estranged wife Grihalakshmi appeared separately at the Family Welfare Court. The judge asked the couple to have an open talk in a secluded room. Their conversation lasted about an hour. On the request of Grihalakshmi’s lawyer, the judge postponed the hearing to January 3rd.

Prashant and Grihalakshmi got married in 2005, but 5 months after marriage, Grihalakshmi though pregnant moved into her parents’ home. She had a baby boy last September.In his petition Prashant has complained that he was not allowed to see his son. It’s to be noted that theirs was very much an arranged marriage! Ajith’s name in Prashant’s complaints against wife – 07.12.2006 Prashant has requested the Family Court to re-unite him with his estranged wife. It is a bit of a surprise that Ajith’s name has been dragged into this private matter.

Harmony with wife – Prashant’s kindness! – 20.12.2006
It is 4 months since the birth of the baby. Even now actor Prashant has not properly seen his baby. It is the father’s right to see the baby. To establish that Prashant accompanied by his lawyer went to the family court yesterday.

Due to difference of opinion, Prashant’s wife Grihalakshmi is living separately. On the 24th of last month Prashant went to the same court appealing for uniting them. The judge made him and his wife to speak to each other. But it was of no avail. In this situation Prashant came to the family court. He came with the idea of appealing to the court to permit him to see the baby twice a week at least in a common place, but he changed his mind. The reason: a phone call.
The call came from Grihalakshmi’s people with the suggestion to solve the issue through discussions. Following this, Prashant went back with out making his appeal.

The case between Prashant and Grihalakshmi is coming for hearing on 3rd of January. It would be good if the separated would get united before that. Prashant’s wife demands alimony of 1 lakh per month! – 03.01.2007Prashant’s New Year has started with a big headache.
Last year he could not celebrate his son’s birthday. Later in the year, he went to court seeking visit with his son twice a week as well as reconciliation with his wife.

What was the use ?

Instead of raising a white flag, wife Grihalakshmi showed a big red flag instead. Her complaints – Prashant did not take care of her properly; he was always talking about dowry; 2 lakhs was spent on her delivery; she and her son are staying at her parents’ place; so she has filed a case asking that Prashant give her a lakh a month for their maintenance expenses.

This hardly portends Prashant’s request that he be united with his wife. If at all that comes to pass, Prashant will still be in the soup!
Prashant accused of dowry harassment
Prashant’s wife Grihalakshmi has filed a case against Prashant for dowry harassment.

It’s been several months since Prashant and Grihalakshmi have been living separately. Her family has not allowed him to even see his child. Following this, Prashant filed a petition in the family court to reunite him with his wife and allow him access to his child.
The judge arranged for Prashant and his wife to have discussions but this also ended in failure.
Following Prashant filing a case, Grihalakshmi and her lawyer came to the Commissioner’s office yesterday. In her case, she stated that Prashant and his parents tortured her for dowry and the 3 of them should be punished by law for dowry harassment.
Even before the child was born, Prashant and his wife separated. It’s also about a year since Prashant and Grihalakshmi have been at loggerheads. Till now, Grihalakshmi has not filed any case against Prashant about dowry harassment, so this comes now as a big surprise and has deeply affected their relations. There is no information till now if any action will be taken against Prashant and his parents.Prashant wants to be reunited with his wife – 31.05.2007
After the complaint filed by Grihalakshmi about dowry harassment, Prashant, his parents and sister Preethi applied for anticipatory bail from the Chennai court. Yesterday, Prashant and Grihalakshmi were asked to appear in court. They did so at 2pm and the judge asked them questions. From their answers, it looks like Prashant as well as Grihalakshmi expressed desire to live together again. A decision will be taken regarding this at the family court on coming 18th.
Following this, Prashant and his family were granted bail for 3 months on certain conditions. Grihalakshmi had brought the child to court and left it with the family members. Prashant played with his child for a few minutes.

Since both wish to live together again as a family, it is expected that the matter will be settled amicably.

But Prashant found Marriage certificate of his Beloved wife Grihalakshmi with other man before him, which was never disclosed ……

They got married. They got separated. Then Prashant filed a petition to be reunited with his wife. Grihalakshmi filed a return petition that she wants to live with her husband again. When things were about to be settled amicably, she threw an atom bomb that Prashant is a cruel man and the family was demanding dowry. Prashant and family got anticipatory bail.

Now Prashant has revealed shocking news that his wife is an already married woman. He got a call on 12th saying his wife Grihalakshmi was an already married woman. With this one sentence, the line was cut. Prashant did not believe this but on making enquiries, he found that it was true. Her first husband is Narayanan Venu Prasad. His address is Bupegam St in Anna Salai. They got married on Nov 9, 1998 at VM Kalyana Mandapam in Alwarpet.

They have registered the marriage on Dec 12. Prashant has a copy of it now! So they have duped Prashant. In this regard, Prashant has filed a police complaint along with the accusation that her family was demanding 50 crores from him.

Grihalakshmi’s family is shocked saying none of this is true. They want to see the marriage certificate that Prashant is having. They plan to file a case of slander against Prashant.

If Grihalakshmi is already married, what about the child? “The child is mine,” says Prashant.

Now you know…. Truth behind, all this drama…. and what went wrong.

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Kalam OK,Pratibha Patil – NO, NO

NEW DELHI, June 22: Barely a day before she files nomination for the presidential election, Mrs Pratibha Patil was today accused by a woman from Maharashtra of “protecting” her brother allegedly involved in the murder of the accuser’s husband two years ago, a charge dismissed outright by the Congress. At a Press conference at the residence of a senior Akali Dal leader organised by Mr Sudheendra Kulkarni, considered close to top BJP leaders, Mrs Rajni Patil, widow of slain Jalgaon district Congress president VG Patil, alleged supporters of GN Patil, Mrs Pratibha Patil’s brother, had murdered her husband in 2005 after narrowly losing the DCC poll. Mrs Rajni Patil is a professor of Marathi in Jalgaon.
Meanwhile, CNN-IBN aired a story tonight alleging that the UPA presidential nominee had been associated with a sugar cooperative in Maharashtra now reportedly run by her brother which had been served a legal notice for defaulting on a Rs 15 crore government loan just eight days ago.

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SC on suicide

NEW DELHI, June 20: The Supreme Court has ruled that a person cannot be convicted for abetting the suicide of another, merely on the allegation that the accused subjected the victim to harassment. “In cases of alleged abetment of suicide there must be proof of direct or indirect acts of incitement to the commission of suicide. The mere fact that the husband treated the deceased wife with cruelty is not enough,” ruled a Bench.
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SC to examine scope of ‘demand for dowry’

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine the scope of ‘demand for dowry’ under the Prohibition of Dowry Act, namely whether mere demand will constitute an offence even if the ‘demand for dowry’ was dropped subsequently.

In the instant case, the allegation against Manohar Lal was that in May 1986 he demanded a refrigerator and scooter from the bride as a condition for marriage. After the intervention of elders, the demand was dropped and he agreed to marry the girl. But the girl refused to marry him.

However, a complaint was filed under Section 4 of the Prohibition of Dowry Act against Manohar Lal, his father and brother.

Acquitted in 1990

The trial court in December 1990 acquitted the three holding that the offence was not completed in view of the dropping of the demand and breakdown of the marriage.

However, by an order dated August 22, 2006, the Madhya Pradesh High Court, while upholding the acquittal of Manohar Lal’s father and brother, convicted Manohar Lal to undergo six months imprisonment.

The present appeal is directed against this judgment.

Manohar Lal, meanwhile, got married to another person and had five children. Since he was arrested in pursuance of the judgment to undergo the sentence, he pleaded for grant of bail.

Bail

A vacation Bench of Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice P.P. Naolekar accepted his plea and ordered his release on bail and decided to examine the larger question raised by him, namely what would constitute an offence under Section 4 of the Act.

In his appeal, Manohar Lal contended that he had not committed an offence as the demand for dowry was dropped and the marriage did not take place.

He also submitted that the High Court had failed to note that the alleged offence was not complete as he was prepared to marry the girl without dowry and only the girl refused to marry him.

He sought quashing of the impugned judgment and to release him on bail pending disposal of the appeal.

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Man ends life after wife’s suicide

BANGALORE: Five days after his wife Archana was found dead under mysterious circumstances and a case of murder was booked against him, Vijaykumar, son of former CMC president Krishnappa, hanged himself at a house in Hulimavu.

“I shouldn’t have done this to you. I had to face severe insult. My parents shouldn’t be punished for this. But, I love you. I am responsible for my death.” So read Vijaykumar’s suicide note.

Vijaykumar was found dead at the house of Kamala, a bill collector at the Bommanahalli CMC, in Jamboosavaridinne on Monday afternoon. He had gone to her house to take shelter as the police were searching for him.

“I used to go to their house and hence knew him. He came here on Sunday afternoon and told me that he’d stay till Monday,” said Kamala.

On Monday afternoon, Kamala’s family members got no response from his room when they called him for lunch.
Kamala called the police, who broke down the door and found him hanging from the fan.

Archana, daughter of Pillappa of Yelahanka, had committed suicide on June 16 in her house in Parappana Agrahara police limits.

Her parents accused Krishnappa and Vijaykumar of harassing Archana.

A mob went on the rampage and torched Krishnappa’s car after hearing about Archana’s death.

The police lodged a case of murder against Vijaykumar and were searching for him.

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After 21 yrs, man knocks SC doors over dowry

NEW DELHI: Twenty-one years after he demanded dowry that led to the bride’s family calling off the marriage, a government employee has knocked the doors of the Supreme Court challenging his conviction by a High Court under the Dowry Prohibition Act.

A bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and P P Naolekar, while admitting the appeal, issued notices to the Madhya Pradesh government to file its reply on the issue. The petitioner, Manohar Lal, has argued that his conviction for six months by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which reversed the acquittal order passed by the Sessions Court 16 years ago, was a serious “miscarriage of justice”.

In his special leave petition filed through counsel Suresh Chand, Lal submitted that his conviction under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act was illegal as under the Act it was an offence only if a person demanded or accepted dowry.

But since he did not receive any dowry as the marriage was called off, the question of punishing him under the Dowry Act did not arise, the petitioner contended.

Arguing that no purpose would serve by persisting with the charge against him 21 years after the demand for dowry was made, Lal, who is an engineer with Madhya Pradesh’s Public Health Department, contends that Vijaya Malviya who had spurned him over the dowry demand in May 1986, was now happily married to another man.

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The Domestic Violence Fraud

During a divorce the false allegations of domestic violence, child abuse and child molestation are always thrown out for corrupt judges to gobble up and use as their justification in awarding sole custody, support payments and getting the kickbacks from those receiving the payments. Elica Talbot, he former wife of Stuart Showalter, was a very violent person. “I picked her up from work on day and she gave me a kiss when she got in the car. 10 minutes later while we were at home a large hardback dictionary came flying towards my face and I got injured but never called police.” says Stuart Showalter. This type of violence went on throughout their marriage but the marks were easily explained by Mr Showalter’s work in construction.

The time she pointed a gun at his infant child and threatened to kill him because she claimed “you love him more than me” Mr Showalter still didn’t call the police but instead convinced her to accept psychiatric counseling. It wasn’t until she had left and filed for divorce that she and her father, Michael C Wilson of Indianapolis, both showed up at the house armed with handguns that Mr Showalter called the police.

There are many organizations out there ready to accept donations and government grants to help these “victims” escape the abuse. The federal government even passed the Violence Against Women Act which is a blatant violation of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. When it comes to domestic violence you here the statistics about abuse of women by their male counterparts all the while ignoring the opposite.

In December of 2006 Zonta of Lebanon, a local womens organization, sponsored “16 Days of Action” to end violence against women. This was supported by Mayor Jim Acton and Council Member Emmadell Sturgis said information would be placed at the entrance to the city building during that campaign. No one mentioned violence against men.

A1998 study by the US Justice Department and the Center for Disease Control found that 31 of every 1000 men are physically assaulted by their female companions each year and 44 of every 1000 women are assaulted. But, as everyone knows, men are much less likely to report assaults by women and data is often collected from hospitals or from neighbors calling police.

Mandatory arrest laws, once thought to protect women from domestic abuse, are now being repealed because the rates of arrest were much higher for women and this was contrary to the propoganda effort used in passing the laws. A 1998 study of arrests in Los Angeles revealed the effects of the “must arrest” law: When the number of arrested men doubled, the number of arrested women quadrupled with the implementation of mandatory arrest The laws are now being adjusted to conform to the desired result of having more men arrested by giving police officers the discretion to not arrest females.

This report by Linda Kelley, Professor at the Indiana University School of Law, is an excellent report on domestic violence. It includes sections on marketing of domestic violence to achieve the desired outcome and how women use these false allegations for vindictive reasons stating how feminist groups champion domestic violence laws as the way to get control over men. The website “don’t make her mad” has extensive findings and advice about domestic violence and false allegations. These are must reads for every man.

Mr Showalter stated, “If I had it to do again I would have called the police the first time so there would be a record it. This is someone who threatened to kill a child with a handgun and she now works at the Goddard School in Zionsville, Indiana in a classroom full of children.” All must be strong enough to report any abuse to the police. Showalter said most men are affraid to report abuse but they are going to find out that they had better toughen up do it.

Although the feminist may think they have the final say with laws being designed to support false allegations and have men jailed the true last word is in the hands of juries. If all men accused of any crime against a woman demanded a jury trial and all men who sit on juries would refuse to convict any other man for anything, regardless of how strong the evidence is, then these false allegations would surely stop.

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Till law do us part ?

Are the recent changes in law a reflection of changing relationships in India today?

 The recent ruling of a Delhi court asking a man to give monetary compensation to his live-in partner for walking out on her has put the spotlight firmly on the changing fabric of Indian society and more importantly, the changing ‘legal’ status of the Indian woman.

Remember the ruling of the Rajasthan High Court that allowed a woman to leave her husband and live with her paramour on the grounds that the law cannot ‘compel a woman to stay with her husband unwillingly’? And the penultimate Domestic Violence Act that defines an ‘aggrieved’ person (read victim) to include a woman who is ‘not just the wife but is the sexual partner of the male irrespective of whether she is his legal wife or not.’

“The law is not a static thing and changes according to existing circumstances. In the last 15-20 years women are coming out and fighting for their existence. So the law is also giving them protection. At one time monogamy was the law of the land!” says Susila Devi, senior advocate of criminal and family matters and former chairman of Andhra Pradesh Mahila Commission.

If monogamy was the law of the land at one time, what is the law of the land today? While the answer to that is outside the purview of this story, it cannot be denied that the law is providing a safety net for women today and the verdicts of the courts do not come as a surprise for the legal fraternity. According to both Susila Devi and Hyderabad-based advocate T V L Narasimha Rao live-in relationships and laws regarding live-in partners are not new to Indian society or the Indian legal system. “The system of live-in relationships has been prevailing from times immemorial,” says Rao.

“Under the ancient Hindu law, a concubine had to be given maintenance and if the partner died a part of the estate had to be given to her. Now the position of the women in live-in relationships is equal to that of a concubine, is it not?” says Susila Devi.
 Interesting dichotomy; looks like not much has changed, has it? Change or not, the recent verdict has created quite a stir. From lawyers, to the general public to most of our bloggers all, surprisingly, seem to be viewing the ruling with skepticism and even disbelief!

“The ruling is not going to have any cognizable impact on existing live-in relationships in the same way as has happened with the enactments such as Dowry Prohibition Act. In one way, the ruling that asks for compensation to be paid by the male partner is purging the guilt of the offender. Ironically, these enactments lack real social objective,” feels Rao.

In addition to questioning the effectiveness of these laws in protecting women, most people we spoke to feel that the recent verdict asking the man to compensate for not marrying his live-in partner belies the very essence of the relationship. According to Susila Devi, “When both partners are majors we expect both to know what they are doing. In a live-in relationship, the woman is taking the risk knowing very well that the man may not marry her at all.”

This risk is an inherent part of the relationship, according to experts. “Until today, live in undoubtedly gave the space and flexibility to call it quits if the relationship didn’t work without having to go through any legal complications or the so called social embarrassments,” says Dr. Sanjay Chugh, psychiatrist.

Besides the experts, the general consensus is that a live-in relationship is one with no strings attached and bringing the law into the relationship makes no sense. “You stay in such a relationship for the right reasons and get out of it for the right reasons,” says Ria Sarma (name changed on request), who works with the World Bank and was living-in with her partner till recently.

“It does sound ridiculous….why should they knock legal doors for that…and amazingly.. leave aside knocking, our judiciary even admits it and decides on that …this is what is really surprising…it really goes against the essence of having this relationship…“ writes one blogger. “The very essence of a live-in relationship is defeated here. Apparently marriage is the end of it all!” says another blogger.

The fervour with which bloggers have been writing in only shows the Pandora’s Box that the court’s recent ruling has opened. Skepticism aside, these rulings do reflect a mindset change; of course, how far the change is welcome only time will tell.

Do you think the ruling of the court asking a man to compensate his partner for ‘walking out on her’ will impact live-in relationships?

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Newly Married Woman Kills Husband

Jyoti Malusare Was Unhappy As She Could Not Marry Her Boyfriend

V. Narayan: Barely a month after her marriage, a twenty-year-old girl allegedly murdered her husband by first putting him to sleep with sleeping pills and then strangling him, in Ghatkopar, in the wee hours of Friday.  The accused, Jyoti Malusare was unhappy as she could not marry her boyfriend. 

It was only last month that Jyoti married Vijay Malusare, a twenty-six-year-old resident of Indiranagar in West Ghatkopar.  Vijay worked at the (Jawaharlal Nehru Port at) Nhava-Sheva.  A senior police officer said initial investigations showed Jyoti had an affair with a boy from her village near Satara.  but before she could convey this to her parents, they got her married to Vijay.  “She was unhappy with the marriage but was left with no choice than to obey her parents,” R. Naagdavne, Assistant Commissioner of Police, said. 

Naagdavne said on Thursday night, the accused mixed sleeping pills in a glass of milk and served it to Vijay.  “After ensuring that the sleeping pills had taken effect, Jyoti strangled Vijay to death,” he said. 

On Friday monring, Vijay’s younger brother Abhay / Ajay, who was sleeping in the other room, came to wake him up.  “But Vijay did not respond to Ajay’s calls.  Ajay got suspicious and rushed him to Rajawadi Hospital.  The doctors declared him dead before admission,”  G.T. Padwal, Senior Inspector of Police, West Ghatkopar Police Station, stated.  Jyoti has been arrested. 

Fast Track Courts For Women’s Issues in Maharashtra

Cases of Atrocities Against Women Will be Specially Heard

[Excerpts from the Daily News & Analysis, Bombay edition]

DNA Correspondent:  The State has announced dedicated fast track courts for cases of atrocities against women.  Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil assured Anti-Dowry Consulting Committee of [constituting] the courts after it brought to his attention the various arocities and delays in justice for aggrieved women in the state. 

Patil agreed that most accused in dowry cases are set free due to lack of proofs.  “No neighbor comes forward to depose in the court, even after knowing about the harassment of the bride by her in-laws.” 

Terming it as unfortunate, he added, “Investigations should be carried out with the help of legal aid science.  Police stations and the Woman and Child Welfare Department should display names of Anti-Dowry officers prominently,” he added. 

The panel members claimed that dowry cases, domestic violence and women as well as child trafficking were on a rise in the state.  One of the members demanded action against the concerned officials for delays in the dowry cases.  Hike in counselling centers, compelling state employees to plege that they have not taken dowry in the last five years, were the other suggestion made by the panel. 

The meeting was attended by Committee members MLA Usha Darade, Mrinal Gore, Sharda Sathe, Nirmala Samant-Prabhawalkar, Minister of State for Women and Child Welfare Dharamrao Baba Atram, and others.

Fake complaint by wife cruelty,HC Grants Divorce To Aggrieved Man

TOI, New Delhi, 15th June, Page 06.

New Delhi: Taking into account the growing incidents of women registering fake complaints to get even with their husbands, the Delhi High Court has recently held that registration of criminal cases to falsely implicate a man and his family members amounts to an act of cruelty by the wife.
   HC made the observations while dismissing an appeal filed by Darshna Devi against the trial court order granting decree of divorce to her husband, Anil Kumar Saini, on the ground of cruelty as she had filed two criminal cases including dowry harassment against her husband and in-laws.
   ‘‘Saini and his family members were arrested twice, kept in lock up and made to undergo jail terms for offences for which they were ultimately acquitted, cannot, but be termed as cruelty,’’ Justice S Murlidhar said. In February 1998, the trial court had granted divorce to Saini acceding to his plea that he had been treated with cruelty. Saini, who married Darshna in 1985, had alleged that in October 1987, his wife had lodged a criminal case in which he and his family members were handcuffed and made to walk barefoot to the police station in public view.
   He also alleged that in 1989, his wife registered a dowry harassment case due to which he was beaten up at the police station and jailed. But later he and his family members were acquitted by the trial court in both the cases due to lack of evidence, he informed HC and insisted that such acts by wives tantamounted to cruelty.
   Agreeing with his submissions, HC said: ‘‘Although the acquittal in criminal cases by itself can’t establish cruelty, but in the light of circumstances it does assume significance.’’

Struggle TWO DECADES for Justice !!

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– This Husband was humiliated in 1985 by his wife’s complaint to the police
- It has taken a full TWO decades for him to get justice
- God alone knows if the case would go on further appeal to the Supreme court
- 10s of 1000s of families in India are struggling because of POLICE entering matrimonial matters

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Tainted cop reinstated in reshuffle

 Controversial Indian Police Service officer Deepak Pandey, who was suspended after being charged with allegedly torturing his wife, has been reinstated as district superintendent of Akola in western Vidarbha. The Home Department cleared Pandey’s appointment on Tuesday evening, along with other 57 Indian and state police service officers.

The Central Administrative Tribunal had last month asked the state to reinstate Pandey. Awaiting appointment for a month, he got a prime district to head. In the reshuffle, Mumbai has got six new deputy commissioners – KM Prasanna (Sindhudurg SP), SB Ramanand (Ahmednagar SP), RE Pawar (DCP Rly), AS Deshbhratar (DCP, EOW Mumbai), Supriya Yadav (DCP security) and SS Solunke (Solapur SP). Naval Bajaj will be new Thane (rural) chief. Thane city got three new DCPs. Home Department sources said the state did not transfer or promote officers of the rank of deputy inspector general and above because of a litigation involving two senior IPS officers in Mumbai.

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Courtesy: HT, 13th June, 2007: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/artMailDisp.aspx?article=13_06_2007_003_002&typ=0&pub=264