Mental torture and harassment by husband.
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Anonymous
(Querist) 04 November 2009
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Hi,
The girl is my friend Harshads sister who is a soldier and posted on the border. She is a well educated and employed girl belonging to middle class marathi family and was married 04 months back to well settled boy from same caste.
The husband claimed for Two lac rupees, On account of failure to bring expected dowry they by all means are verbally abusing the girl. If the girl tries to say anything husband threatens her. He tells her that he has unwillingly married to her (Marriage was fixed 4 months before the date of marriage) her parents have cheated him and now he will make her life hell
In recent incidence they forced the girl to carryout abortion in second month and soon after started blaming her for the same Parents are reluctant to come forward because of their appreciation that it may lead to victimization of their daughter.
The poor girl who is shocked by all this and my friends family are worried, they urgently need answer to this questions –
1. What is to be done as it is very sensitive issue.
2. It appears as husband wants to break the marriage but has a fear of society and hence wants the girl to walk away by troubling her; can he be legally stopped from doing so?
3. Will going for a legal action can help?
4. What if the other party try to misuse the law.(Mother in law threatens that she will lodge complain against girls parents or do fake suicide attempt and blame the girl)
5. Can going to ‘Mahila Dakshata Samiti’ will help?
Khaleel Ahmed
(Expert) 04 November 2009
You are advised hereby please consult with local family counselor.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 04 November 2009
Definitely the problem is very sensitive especially when only four months ago marriage had taken place, the wife is well educated and employed and abortion has also been forcefully committed. The husband side is committing one after other offenses.
I suggest you to teach a lesson to the husband side otherwise the wife has to die in such circumstances and she will have to face unbearable loss. The husband side by forcefully aboorting have committed a heinous crime which is punishable with an imprisonment of 10 years so immediately lodge an FIR against all concerned with the crime and sections of dowry demand and illegally retaining the dowry articles should also be inserted therein. Another litigation under DV act should also be commenced.
So far social insult is concerned, such persons care for these things only for some days and after lapse of time their demands and misbehavious may increase so better start litigation against husband side calling the wife in her parental home. There is no scope of conciliation in the given circumstances.
Arul Kumar
(Expert) 04 November 2009
If the Girl's life has been made hell, then for what you are waiting for? To save the Girl, please take necessary legal action by approaching near by police station and report the fact of cruelties. This is necessary to prevent her husband and in-laws from causing further cruelties to the Girl. There are Womens' Cells and Organisation existing for the proper guidance and help.
Kiran Kumar
(Expert) 04 November 2009
with due respect to Marathi people, in the last few months i ve observed that a lot of dowry demand cases are coming from mahrashtra.
sorry state of affairs for u, but i would advice, as my friends said, approach the police authorities as soon as possible, take concrete step to teach such a person lesson.
Suhail suhail
(Expert) 04 November 2009
Well I agree with my learned brothers,but it one thing stare in my eye and that is the threatening of the In-laws for falsely accusing her to have harmed them,such things are common in such situations,if the situation is so sensitive,i would suggest to let girl instantly depose a statement before the Judaical Magistrate under Sec-164 cr.pr.code,so that she is protected against any crime,better than that is to definitely approach to Women Rights Protection cell,or as you have mentioned Mahila Dakshata Samiti’ make the girl to write everything regarding the apprehensions, accusations, threats,demand of dowry,the simiti will be best option for taking action in time before any unfortunate incident will occur,as in such cases delay means lot of risk.It is the time to act,and do act instantly.
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Anonymous
(Querist) 04 November 2009
Thanks to all experts.
parents are worried about girls future,hence are doing all attempts to counsel her in-laws and want to settle this marriage.
Does an approach to the police authorities or to Women Rights Protection cell,at this point of time can leave any hope to settle down the issue or divorse is only outcome of legal action.
neeraj
(Expert) 06 November 2009
Mr. Raj Kumar & Mr. Arul,
Why there should be a case against husband's family?
Why the case for "illegally retaining the dowry articles" should also be inserted therein?
Do you have any remedy to save the marriage of the girl?
How many lives you have saved by such armtwisting tricks in your whole career?
