{"id":8264,"date":"2025-09-07T08:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T08:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/legal-terrorism-misuse-of-section-498a\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T10:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T10:38:07","slug":"legal-terrorism-misuse-of-section-498a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalserviceindia.com\/Legal-Articles\/legal-terrorism-misuse-of-section-498a\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Terrorism: Misuse of section 498A"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>Section 498A IPC: Misuse, Merits, Demerits & Judicial Observations<\/span><\/h2>\n

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India is a country where customs and traditions have always played an important and crucial role in society. Marriage is considered a sacred social institution, but in the last few decades, it has undergone significant changes. Dowry, which was once regarded as a blessing, eventually took a monstrous form and became a curse for society, causing many women to suffer. It gradually became a major reason for harassment and cruelty against women. Efforts should always be made to preserve the sanctity of marriage as a sacred institution; however, violence against women has been recognized as one of the most widespread forms of human rights abuse. Therefore, to protect women, Section 498A was introduced into the Indian Penal Code, 1860, by Act 46 of 1983. This research paper analyses the concept of cruelty against women and also highlights the misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.<\/p>

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