Cross examination is probably the most important stage where false cases filed by wives can get demolished – and at the end of it what looked like kevlar plated armour of a wife’s case looks worse than torn underwear. The gynocentric and women-protecting System will always try not to let the cases reach this stage and which is the reason the so called counselling by CAW/mahila thana etc, mediations in DV or in family courts are preferred routes to nip the possibility of any fight being put up by husband in the bud. He is given the carrot of mutual …[Continue Reading]
Is there any law which supports men?
Recently someone sent email via our NGO website and upon my reply to his email giving some basic advice and further suggestion to join our groups, he replied back asking with a profound question, which triggered the need for writing this article. His full email had only one sentence: “ok thank u but is there no law which supports men can police help”. As an aside, I am unable to understand why do some people (though it has come down a lot) reply to my email asking a further question ignoring the standard large sized red coloured matter at the …[Continue Reading]
How to safeguard from false cases by wife–Part 1
“How should I safeguard myself and my parents from false cases?” – is one of the most common question raised by men — after having given a brief or not so brief write-up of their story of abuse/threats/false allegations/insults/humiliation at the hands of wife. In many of these instances, the husband and family are already facing multiple cases filed against them, so the question about how-to-safeguard seems to be after the fact. Maybe many people are scared and expecting the skies to fall down as the cases progress forward, so whatever may be the individual feelings, the question about how-to-safeguard …[Continue Reading]
How to handle jewellery bills shown by wife in 406, 498A, stridhan
As per the Dowry Prohibition (DP) Act, a list of gifts given to either bride or bridegroom by either side has to be maintained in a list of articles. So there are supposed to be 2 lists really. That’s the theory, but for all practical purposes no one at time of marriage is trying to follow the DP Act to it’s letter, so this law is followed mostly in breach and it’s a useless law for all practical purposes. Here are the various possibilities about the jewellery bills shown by wife/in-laws to CAW, court etc: 1. The bills are real, …[Continue Reading]
How to file objections/written statement to wife’s DV/CrPC 125/divorce etc petition
The standard thing that needs to be done when husbands get summons from court in maintenance/DV case is to file objections. Ok, some people may say that the judge will send the case to mediation first, but the useless drama that goes by mediation is the subject of another post later. So here I provide very simple way how to write the objections for each statement in wife’s petition. It is always advised to write your own and send it to advocate for taking print and filing in court. Because even though wives are allowed to tell lies and rampant …[Continue Reading]
How much of a fighter are you against false cases?
Take this quiz now and find your fighter score. See how the score improves over months as you continue within network of men’s rights activists. Quiz: Assess your fighter quotient Read each statement, and add the score given after it if it’s true for you. Women were oppressed for centuries, but 2 wrongs don’t make a right. -2 It’s a man’s world. –2 Laws are in favour of women, so there is nothing we men can do about it. But I want divorce from my wife. -5 My wife had filed 498A before, but we compromised and she came back. …[Continue Reading]
How to handle allegation of impotence by wife
Allegation in false cases by wives that “my husband is impotent” is not a new weapon, but it seems to be getting very common these days. So I thought to write a post solely on this topic. Typically this allegation will be made in a petition filed under DV Act (domestic violence) by wife. But it is very much possible that such an allegation may be made under CrPC 125 or even IPC 498A. Because usually when the 498A/DV women start to think what to file in complaint, they are ‘ably’ assisted by ‘learned’ lawyers (read any online lawyers forum) …[Continue Reading]
How to assess maintenance amount likely to be ordered in CrPC 125 or HMA 24
This is a perennial question asked by men facing marital issues and one of these maintenance cases: CrPC 125 Sec 24 of Hindu Marriage Act (HMA 24) Maintenance asked in petition filed under DV Act (the maintenance proceedings run under CrPC 125) It seems no amount of replies as to how it will be calculated is enough. Maybe when the mind gets into an obsessive mode thinking about something, it asks the same thing again and again no matter how many answers anyone else can provide, be they laymen or experts it doesn’t matter much! So instead of attempting to …[Continue Reading]
How to handle false cases from wife who has a boyfriend
In case you face threats or actual legal cases like DV, CrPC 125, 498A, 406 from your wife who also has a boyfriend, the situation can be turned to an advantage, of course only if one is able to get over the shock of the whole fraud which has been perpetrated, and assess things from thereon. The context of this post refers to those marriages where the wife starts to show erratic behaviour etc right in beginning of married life (read Advice to men post for details). Many such women come from feminist/matriarchal families, and if not outright feminist family, …[Continue Reading]
Notes and questions on court procedures
Question: Usually how the court cases take place ? Like how much time is allocated , do we get chance to talk in court ? Whats the normal court procedure ? I heard the judge dont even look at the person and ask two questions and give other hearing date Yup. Broadly correct. Bench clerk will call the case in open court, judge will take the case file from bench clerk, look at case file, then at advocates of both parties, then into the case file, and at bench clerk from time to time. In the meantime, one or both …[Continue Reading]
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