what is 498

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Well, this is law designed to be misused against husband through which husband along with his relatives, including incapacitaed grandmother of 95 years or a nephew of 2 months can be send to jail without enquiry. It is also useful in extorting money from husband and in laws or forcing the husband to give divorce my mutual consent. The only way to protect yourself is to refuse to become a husband and ensuring that you are not a relative of any married man. 

ha ha ha ha......beautiful reply Rajesh ji.

well one thing i must add here.....if it is S. 498 IPC then the offence is different but if it is S. 498-A IPC then the offence is different.

S.498 deals with ENTICING OR TAKING AWAY OR DETAINING WITH CRIMINAL INTENT A MARRIED WOMEN (punishment 2 yrs or fine or both)

S. 498-A deals with  HUSBAND OR RELATIVE OF HUSBAND OF A WOMAN SUBJECTING HER TO CRUELTY (punishment 3 yrs and fine)

so which one was asked.

Pawan R u Feared?

Respected Sirs

 Here V r making joke of his query

Well, when justice has become a joke- at least allow these poor man to laugh on themselves. I hope this is not a crime presently.

S.498: Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other man, from that man, or from any person having the care of her on behalf of that man, with intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonme nt of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Mr.Shree's explanation is easy to understand..... Thanks for the reality cartoon...

498A means you will get fleeced and tortured by India's great legal machinery. It is non-bailable, non-compoundable. Doesn't needs much evidence. It is a shabby law. It is like giving a bomb in the hands of a monkey(read foolish and angry wife). Drafted by some extremely short-sighted looneys,