498a procedure in kerala

Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 04 April 2011
This query is : Resolved
who is authorize to conduct invesigation under 498a kerala and whether he require appoval of DGP before arresting husband and his family.
as per new act does he have provide vaild reason for arrest or he simply rely on complaint of wife and make arrest.
If husband visit police station based on notice he received, can police force him to exceute AB he had received without any proof at their hand.