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NRI duped in Punjab by ‘bride’ he never met

PHAGWARA: It was an NRI wedding that never got real.

A Greece-returned youth Parmjit who had met his 'dream girl' through the social media and arrived to wed her in style in a 20-car cavalcade, got a virtual slap on his face when he arrived at the marriage venue at Gobindpura village in Kapurthala district on Wednesday.

The bridegroom never dreamt that anything was amiss as the 'bride', Sandeep Kaur, was in constant touch with him, guiding him to the venue, a banquet hall on Nakodar Road, Phagwara. But, the minute the over 100-member baraat reached the place, she signed off.

The bridegroom who happily reached the palace at 11am in a flower-decked luxury car, and a row of baraatis in tow, couldn't believe his eyes when he found the banquet hall in Hadiabad area locked and nobody from the girl's family present. It took a few minutes for it to sink in that he had been set up. Devasted by this hoax, the youth's father fainted.

Pargan Singh, a numbardar of Gobindpura village, who was part of the baraat, said the groom had come in contact with the girl of Kotli village near Nakodar through the social media while he was in Greece. "The boy finalized the date and no one from his family was involved in negotiations for the matrimonial alliance or finalising of arrangements," he said.

"Celebrations were on at the groom's place for two days and nearly all his relatives had come to see him wed," said another relative.

Terming it "the worst humiliation of their life", some members of the marriage party spread word that they were ready to marry off the boy to any girl from the locality. A girl from a poor family was approached, but even her kin rejected the proposal as they were not sure about the groom's credentials. The baraat ultimately returned "empty-handed". By this time, the fraud had begun to add up for Parmjit, and he recollected how the girl had sought money from him on various pretexts. He went to Satnampura police station to lodge a complaint, but finally decided not to bother.  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/NRI-duped-in-Punjab-by-bride-he-never-met/articleshow/22502217.cms 

Woman held for Bangalore techie's suicide

She mailed him photos of a friend, lied about her job, and cooked up her 'wedding'.

Police, on Friday, arrested a 23-year-old woman who allegedly drove Sriraj Subramanian, an IT professional, to suicide.
Gayatri alias Jennifer, a resident of KR Puram and working with a private bank’s tele-marketing department, trapped him in online romance by mailing him fake photos and false messages.
According to deputy commissioner of police (east) TG Krishna Bhat, Gayatri used to send him photos of her beautiful friend. She also mailed him false information about her job by claiming that she was working as an IT professional in a top firm. The girl had just passed 7th class.
Sriraj immediately fell in love with her. As the romance progressed, he was longing to meet her. Then came the shock when, one day, he received a mail saying that she was getting engaged with ‘David’ living in England.
He believed her and his world crashed. The love-sick youth had only one choice left.
He took some sleeping pills, got into the rear seat of his black Volkswagen, ran cell tape all over his legs, covered his head with a plastic bag and put on the seat belt to embrace death.
On Tuesday morning, people found his body in that posture at AECS Layout near Kundalahalli in the limits of Mahadevapura police station.
The police initially took it as a case of murder. But further investigation and the post-mortem report confirmed that he had committed suicide.
They soon traced the woman who had driven him to the extreme by checking his emails. The last e-mail, the longest he had ever sent, was around 2.37 am on Tuesday.
In it he told her how she should behave with her kids and husband in future. She should never to scream at her children. He also requested her to name her daughter as Kate and son as Jack.

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1693850/report-woman-held-for-bangalore-techies-suicide 

Haryana 'rape victim' put behind bars

Chandigarh: The Haryana Police have pulled off a shocking one. A rape victim who has been seeking justice for herself was arrested before being bailed out Wednesday.
The victim, who had alleged that a youth, Rahul, had sexual relations with her for two years after promising to marry her, was arrested in Hisar town, 260 km from here, Monday.
She was arrested after she allegedly threatened to kill woman Deputy Superintendent of Police Dharna Yadav in the presence of another officer.
The rape victim, who lives in Hisar's Sector 13, was arrested by police on charges of criminal intimidation.
The victim complained to police in February against Rahul. Police booked him for rape but did not arrest him, apparently owing to his family's political links.
The victim started a protest against police Monday.
A police officer of Hisar district said they took action as per law.

http://www.samachar.com/Haryana-rape-victim-put-behind-bars-njlxK4jgjij.html 

नौकरी से निकाला तो की मालिक के बेटे की हत्या

नौकरी से निकाले जाने से नाराज एक युवती ने दिल्ली में मंगलवार रात प्रॉपर्टी डीलर के बेटे की चाकू मारकर हत्या कर दी। युवती ने उसकी पत्नी पर भी हमला किया।

नाकाम होने के बाद उसने खुद को चाकू मारकर खुदकुशी का प्रयास किया। उसे जख्मी हालत में दीनदयाल उपाध्याय अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया, जहां उसकी हालत नाजुक बनी हुई है।

पुलिस के अनुसार, सुशील गुप्ता सपरिवार अंबिका विहार में रहता है। उसके परिवार में पत्नी अनिता, बेटी स्वाति और बेटा वरुण (25) था। सुशील सुंदर विहार में प्रॉपर्टी का काम करता है।

मंगलवार रात अनिता अपने बेटे के साथ घर में मौजूद थी। इसी दौरान उसके पति के कार्यालय में कंप्यूटर ऑपरेटर का काम करने वाली आशा (25) उसके घर पर आई।

आशा अनिता से नौकरी से निकाले जाने और वेतन के रुपए नहीं दिए जाने पर नाराजगी जता रही थी। अनिता ने कार्यालय की बात कार्यालय में पति से करने की बात कही और उसे काफी समझाया।

कुछ देर बाद अनिता उसके लिए चाय बनाने के लिए रसोई में चली गई। इसी दौरान बेटे वरुण की चीख सुनकर वह पीछे मुड़ी। उसने आशा के हाथ में चाकू था और पास ही वरुण लहूलुहान अवस्था में पेट पकड़कर बैठा हुआ था।

'पूरे परिवार को खत्म कर देगी'
आशा ने कहा कि वह आज पूरे परिवार को खत्म कर देगी और अनिता पर चाकू से हमला कर दिया। इसी दौरान स्वाति आ गई और उसने आशा को पकड़ने का प्रयास किया। पकड़े जाने की डर से आशा ने अपने पेट में चाकू से दो वार कर लिए।

सूचना पर सुशील घर पहुंचा और दोनों को अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया, जहां उपचार के दौरान वरुण की देर रात मौत हो गई। आशा की हालत नाजुक बनी हुई है। उसे निजी अस्पताल से दीनदयाल उपाध्याय अस्पताल रेफर कर दिया गया है।

पुलिस अनिता की शिकायत पर हत्या, हत्या का प्रयास और खुदकुशी के प्रयास का मामला दर्ज कर जांच कर रही है। आशा को दो दिन पहले ही सुशील ने काम से निकाल दिया था।

http://www.amarujala.com/news/crime-bureau/woman-killed-her-employer-s-son-in-delhi/ 

Man dies after son held for 'kidnap'

A 73-year-old man died of cardiac arrest after his son was arrested by Bangalore police for allegedly kidnapping and marrying a girl, a few months ago.

Police have given the name of dead as Somashekhar, a resident of Mooranadu, near Madikeri.

Deviprasad, the son of Somashekhar, met Ramya, a resident of Bangalore, through a social networking site eight months ago and they fell in love. Ramya’s family was against their marriage.

But the couple tied the knot at Ashwini Temple in Madikeri in May and also registered their marriage on June 7. They stayed together for three months.

Missing complaint

On August 28, Deviprasad lodged a complaint at Madikeri Rural police station stating that Ramya had gone missing and suspected that her parents could have kidnapped her.

However, Ramya’s father,  who is a jeep driver for a senior police officer in Bangalore, lodged a kidnap case against Deviprasad at Siddapura police station (Bangalore) on September 1.

In the wee hours of September 2, Ramya’s family members along with a few policemen barged into the house of Deviprasad.

They allegedly manhandled Deviprasad and pushed his father, who had diabetes and blood pressure, before arresting the former.

Somashekar, who suffered cardiac arrest was rushed to a private hospital in Madikeri. Shocked by his son’s arrest, he died of heart attack in the wee hours of Wednesday.

Released on parole

Deviprasad, who was arrested and taken to Bangalore, was produced before a court and was sent to judicial custody. It is learnt that Deviprasad has been released on parole following the death of his father.

Mysore Range IGP Ramachandra Rao said an impartial and comprehensive inquiry will be conducted into the incident.

Kamal Pant, Additional Commissioner (Law and Order), Bangalore, said that stringent action would be initiated against any officer found guilty in the incident.

H S Revanna, DCP (South) the divisional DCP under whose jurisdiction Siddapura police station lies, said that the Madikeri police had registered a case over the death of Somashekhar. case.

He said that they were waiting for the autopsy report and also the investigation report of Madikeri police who are trying to establish whether Siddapura police really assaulted the elderly man leading to his eventual death.

Strict action

He said that if the investigations revealed the involvement of policemen in Somashekar’s death, strict action will be taken against them. Siddapura police refused to comment on the issue.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/355389/man-dies-son-held-kidnap.html 

HC gives guide lines to lower courts on maintainance cases

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has instructed trial courts dealing with the cases of maintenance to follow the guidelines under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure code.
Justice S Vimala gave the instruction, while deciding whether a trial court should permit restoration of the petition for maintenance.
Through this, the wife could seek revision of compensation order on the ground that it was inadequate.
On a criminal revision cases filed by Vimala Sophia and her minor son, the Judge said trial courts could grant interim maintenance based upon the affidavit filed by the petitioners.
Petitions filed for interim maintenance shall be disposed of within 60 Days from the date of Service of the Notice to the concerned parties, the judge said.
The above provision would help to prove interim maintenance for women and also provide equal opportunity for the wife to contest the case, the Judge said, directing the trial courts dealing with the cases of maintenance to record the reasons if they are unable to pass the interim maintenance.
The courts dealing with such cases at the first hearing itself should make use of the provisions providing for the oral examination of parties to ascertain whether the dispute can be referred to alternate dispute resolution methods.
Vimala Sophaia sought the court to permit her to withdraw the endorsement made by her and for enhancement of the maintenance.
The trial Court has passed an order in 2009 to pay Rs 2000 per month by Vimala Sophia's husband to the minor son who is suffering from Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder.
Challenging the order she filed the petition in the High Court.
The Judge set aside the order of the lower court and directed her husband to pay Rs 10,000 per month to the son from 01.02.2012 till the disposal of both the maintenance cases as an interim measure.
The Judge also set-aside the order passed by the trial court not allowing the wife to withdraw endorsement made by her to the effect that she is withdrawing the case. The Judge then directed the Family Court, Chennai, which is dealing with the case to dispose of both the petitions. 

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-09-07/news/41855041_1_interim-maintenance-trial-courts-minor-son 

Adultery is not cruelty, Supreme Court says

NEW DELHI: Merely being "intimate" with another woman is not sufficient ground for a man to be held guilty of inflicting cruelty on his wife on the charge of failing to discharge his marital obligations, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.

Only if treatment meted out to the wife is of a nature as is likely to drive her to commit suicide will it fall within the ambit of Section 498A of IPC, a provision of the penal code providing up to three years in jail, said the bench.

"We are of the view that the mere fact that the husband has developed some intimacy with another, during the subsistence of marriage, and failed to discharge his marital obligations, as such would not amount to cruelty," said a bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and P C Ghose.

The SC reading of what constitutes cruelty brought relief to a man who had been convicted by both the trial court and the high court for behaviour that resulted in the suicide of his wife due to an alleged extra-marital affair at his place of work.

The ruling came in a case where the wife committed suicide suspecting the husband of intimacy with a woman colleague in office. The trial court and the Gujarat high court held him guilty under Section 498A for causing cruelty to his wife and under Section 306 of IPC for abetting suicide.

"Harassment, of course, need not be in the form of physical assault and even mental harassment also would come within the purview of Section 498A IPC. Mental cruelty, of course, varies from person to person, depending upon the intensity and the degree of endurance, some may meet with courage and some others suffer in silence, to some it may be unbearable and a weak person may think of ending one's life," the bench said.

But keeping in view the case before it, the apex court set aside the concurrent judgments to exonerate the man of any wrongdoing and said, "We, on facts, found that the alleged extra-marital relationship was not of such a nature as to drive the wife to commit suicide or that A-1 (husband) had ever intended or acted in such a manner which under normal circumstances, would drive the wife to commit suicide."

Writing the judgment for the bench, Justice Radhakrishnan said to charge a husband for abetment of suicide, the prosecution must establish that the wife's suicide was a direct result of the extra-marital affair.

"Prosecution has to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the deceased committed suicide and the accused abetted the commission of suicide. But for the alleged extra-marital relationship, which if proved, could be illegal and immoral, nothing has been brought out by the prosecution to show that the accused had provoked, incited or induced the wife to commit suicide," the court said.

"We have on facts found that, at best, the relationship of A-1 (the husband) and A-2 (the other woman) was a one-sided love affair. The accused might have developed some liking towards A-2, his colleague, (but) all the same, the facts disclose that A-1 had discharged his marital obligations towards the deceased. There is no evidence of physical or mental torture demanding dowry," the court said.

Referring to the wife's suicide note, the bench said, "On reading the suicide note, one can infer that the deceased was so possessive of her husband, and was always under emotional stress that she might lose her husband. Too much of possessiveness could also lead to serious emotional stress, over and above the fact that she had one abortion and her daughter died after few days of birth."  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Adultery-is-not-cruelty-Supreme-Court-says/articleshow/22445870.cms 

Bail, not jail, the norm, says SC, but the reality is opposite

MUMBAI: Bail, not jail, is a dominant principle of criminal law practised by every mature democracy and in India often in its breach. Be it A Raja or Kanimozhi in the 2G case, Suresh Kalmadi in the CWG case or Asaram, facing an unproven sexual assault charge, once a case becomes high profile courts are diffident to grant bail even if that flies against the express directive of the Supreme Court.
The same neglect of the principle is often seen in the case of thousands of undertrial prisoners — people who fall in a category that's quite the opposite of the high-profile cases; men and women without resources, financial or political — who are left to languish in jail for want of bail orders from trial courts.

A Mumbai lawyer says: "It's not only the underprivileged who fail to secure justice at a pre-trial stage, even highprofile arrests — cases that attract media hype — are often denied bail without adequate reasons for days or months." While releasing a bunch of accused in the 2G scam case, the SC reinforced that bail ought to be a norm, not jail.
Stiff opposition by police to bail applications even when investigations are over and the accused not likely to flee, has become the norm, lawyers said. Senior crime counsel Amit Desai said: "The court must be alive to the fact that liberty, a fundamental right, is taken away in such instances. It must ensure that the investigating officer concentrates on investigation that requires an accused to be in custody so that he can secure his liberty at the earliest.''
Police often treat denial of bail as an "easy route'', say experts. "Trials take time to begin. Often pre-trial incarceration exceeds maximum punishment for the charges invoked or becomes an incentive for police not to create a water-tight case on evidence,'' said advocate Saurabh Kirpal from Delhi. He added: "It becomes an easy route not to work hard at getting a conviction and treat pre-trial custody as substitute punishment."
There are times when despite long pre-trial jail, the case may end with an acquittal, which makes a mockery of justice. The need for an arrest is to secure presence of the accused for investigation, prevent further crimes and escape, make the community safer if the accused is prone to violence, and witness tampering. When these factors are absent, bail should be automatic.
Ashok Desai, former attorney general, said, "The object of denying bail cannot be punitive because punishment starts after conviction. Until then the accused is deemed innocent. Although bail, not jail, is the principle, there are two main factors to deny bail — possibility of the accused absconding and probability that he may interfere with the investigation and witnesses.
"A court has to balance the valuable right of liberty and the interest of society. It's here that often the prosecution suggests that if the offence is serious or the accused is an influential person, there's a danger of his absconding. This is why courts can impose conditional bail. If a condition is transgressed, the bail can be cancelled. Bail cannot be denied to teach a lesson to one whose offence is yet to be proved."
A series of commissions, from the third police commission to the law commission, stressed how police misuse arrest-powers. Ram Jethmalani, ace defence counsel, has for decades stressed that "pretrial arrest is neither meant to be punitive nor a punishment before verdict. It's meant to facilitate investigation." If an accused cooperates with the police and submits himself for investigation there's no justification for arrest, he said.
Senior Supreme Court counsel CA Sundaram said that legally, bail is a right. Advocate Harshad Ponda said liberty is guaranteed as a fundamental right. Under the right to life, liberty cannot be denied without adequate reason. Except when justified in heinous crimes such as rape, murder and dacoity.
Added Shrikant Bhat, a leading crime counsel in Mumbai: "The SC in 1994 laid down guidelines that hold good today. It proscribed police from using their power to arrest, just because it exists, without justification." Advocate Aabad Ponda said: "The amendment to the CrPC is to bring in some checks on indiscriminate and liberal arrests without any warrant by police.'' Every offence classified as non-bailable does not justify an arrest, said advocate Anand Grover.
Even in jurisdictions abroad, as in Florida, the law is firm that bail applications be decided on grounds that don't impinge on a person's liberty more than necessary to aid investigation or secure society's interest.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-08/india/41873447_1_denying-bail-conditional-bail-cwg-case

Bombay high court questions early release of women jailed for murder

Bombay high court questions early release of women jailed for murder

MUMBAI: Can a person sentenced to life imprisonment for murder face less punishment just because she is a woman? The Bombay high court on Tuesday questioned the gender discrimination in the state government's new prison rules.

"This is a dangerous trend," a division bench of Justice S C Dharmadhikari and Justice Gautam Patel said. "Reservations [for women] can be understood, but showing leniency in punishment on the basis of gender cannot be accepted."

The court asked advocate general Darius Khambata to assist the court on the matter when it hears the case on September 19. The court was hearing a plea for early release from prison by a woman convicted of murdering her husband on the basis of the rules introduced by the government in 2010.

While a woman murder convict sent to prison for life faces minimum imprisonment of between 18 years and 20 years in jail with remissions, men face 20 years to 30 years, depending on the gravity of the crime. Remissions are extra days credited for each day spent in jail.

"Prima facie, we do not see any positive discrimination [in the rules to benefit female convicts] which either improves the dignity or status of women in society," the judges said.

The court pointed out that they had observed many reports in newspapers about women committing serious crimes, including being involved in sexual assault cases. "While the new rules introduce stringent punishment for crimes against women, in the same breath someone who has wronged another woman can get off lightly because of her gender," the judges said.

The court questioned the state on the justification for such a classification on the basis of gender.

"A case-to-case-basis decision on the prison term can be taken by going into the circumstances, but a classification solely on the basis of gender is a dangerous trend," the court said. "The rules do not meet the purpose that they will not be encouraged to commit crimes. Instead, it gives a licence to women that because of their DNA they can get off easily even if they commit a serious crime."

In 2010, the state government had introduced changes to the guidelines for premature release of prisoners under the 14-year rule. According to law, a punishment of life imprisonment awarded to an accused means jail till death. Yet, depending on the severity of the crime, the rules allow a person to be released early from prison once he completes 14 years of actual imprisonment.

The new rules created a new category for women convicts. Those who had committed murder were eligible for release from jail once they had served 18 years, including remissions. If the murder was premeditated, they could be released after 20 years with remissions. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Bombay-high-court-questions-early-release-of-women-jailed-for-murder/articleshow/22304543.cms 

I enjoyed my stay in jail: James Vasanthan

I enjoyed my stay in jail: James Vasanthan

Popular music director/anchor James Vasanthan was recently arrested for allegedly abusing his 63-year-old neighbour. Now, he is out on bail, and, he opened up to Chennai Times about his arrest. He says, "It was around 3.30 pm on Sunday when cops came into our house. Though initially I was not told about the arrest, later I was informed that I would be held. They didn't even tell me on what charge they were arresting me. Following that, I was imprisoned in Puzhal jail for two days."

He was accused by the woman for displaying indecent gestures in public. Reacting to the allegations, he says, "Some women take the sexual harassment law to their advantage and target innocent men like me. This is not the first case that has been forced on me. I know very well that this woman does everything with the support of the top cop in the city."
Trouble started for the composer when he bought a house in Palavakkam in 2011. "Since then, this neighbour is causing trouble. Her intention is to get our place which she asked us to sell to her when we first bought it. At first, she filed an attempt-to-murder case and now, she lodges a sexual harassment case. I will legally disprove all these false allegations."
James has spent nearly 48 hours in the prison. He says, "I have a positive approach to life; so, I enjoyed my stay in the jail. My wife has been my pillar of strength during this crisis. I will strive hard for justice."

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-09/news-interviews/41237107_1_james-vasanthan-sexual-harassment-case-neighbour

Marriage Amendment Bill - Draconian Law

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Jail to Daughter-in-law of Doctor

wife kills husband..

Woman cries rape,cops see foul play

HAZARIBAG: A mother of three lodged a complaint on Tuesday at the Pelawal police station against her neighbour alleging that he had raped her. However, police said the woman was bringing false accusations against the man and termed it consensual sex.

The woman in her FIR said the accused, Umesh Kumar Mehta, entered her house forcibly on the pretext of drinking water and raped her. Mehta dared to commit the crime in absence of the woman's husband Dwarka Sao, who was out of town. Mehta even locked up the children in a room.

However, DSP (headquarters) Arvind Kumar Singh after interrogating the woman found Mehta was known to the woman and it was consensual sex.

Singh also said the woman was crying rape because her husband came back home suddenly and saw the two in a compromising position.

Youth held: A youth was arrested in Ranchi's Sukhdeo Nagar locality when he attempted to rape a 5-year-old girl on Tuesday afternoon. The accused, a driver was playing with the girl in the basement of an apartment in Sukhdeo Nagar when he took her to the bathroom where he tried to rape her. The parents of the girl caught the boy when the girl started crying. "The people caught the boy and brought him to the police station," said circle inspector Hari Chandra Singh. An FIR was lodged in this connection, said Singh http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Woman-cries-rapecops-see-foul-play/articleshow/22277731.cms 

Plea against 'cruel' father dismissed

MUMBAI: A court last week dismissed a petition filed by a mother seeking temporary injunction, restraining the father from seeing their two daughters on the grounds of cruelty.


Observing that children must spend time with both parents, the court said, "Access of the children is not for the pleasure of the parents, it is for the welfare of the children. It appears the parents are trying to make capital of past incidents that took place between them, to fight on the point of access and custody of the children but that should not happen in the larger interest of the children."

The mother said in her petition that the father had treated both daughters badly. She said that on a trip to Murud-Janjira, the father had told the elder daughter to hold three cans of beer.

She said that in June 2011 the couple quarreled and he threw the daughter's brand new cellphone into the dustbin. The mother said he had verbally abused the child. She said the daughters were staying with her since last November, and the father would harass them at school.

But the father said there was no evidence to establish those incidents.

He said both were tutored and their minds were poisoned by their mother. He said being the non-custodial parent he was concerned about their welfare and must get to meet them.

The court took into consideration a report by a counselor appointed when the father had filed a plea seeking permission to spend time with the younger daughter on her birthday. "On perusal of the counselor's report, it is revealed the children were under great influence of their mother as they are with her since separation of the parties," the court said.  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Plea-against-cruel-father-dismissed/articleshow/22273310.cms 

No anticipatory bail to Prince Tuli, Parents relieved

Nagpur News: A sessions court on Saturday rejected the anticipatory bail application of Prince Tuli but granted him protection from arrest for two weeks for approaching the Bombay High Court.
Mookhey had accused Tulli, a resident of Nagpur, of cruelty, criminal breach of trust, and unnatural sex in a complaint filed with Amboli Police on July 3. Tuli’s parents and sister were also booked.
The court, however, granted anticipatory bail to Tuli’s parents and sister, after their lawyer managed to prove that they had cooperated with the investigation.
The court transferred the investigation to the Bandra Police, after Mookhey approached the police commissioner alleging the investigating officer from Amboli Police Station was favouring the accused, as his family home was in Nagpur.
Mookhey had told the court that some videos of the couple was in Tuli’s possession, and expressed apprehension that he might make those public.
Mookhey’s counsel also referred to a second FIR that Mookhey filed against Tuli on August 18, citing a newspaper interview in which he allegedly ‘defamed’ her.

http://www.nagpurtoday.in/no-anticipatory-bail-to-prince-tuli-parents-relieved/ 

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Lawyer felicitated for contribution in cause of men

ALLAHABAD: A High Court lawyer Arvind Kumar Pandey was felicitated by a section of lawyers for receiving an award at fifth National Men's Rights Conference held in Nagpur recently, for outstanding contribution in championing the cause of men in national and International arena, during a programme organized at Indian Coffee House on Saturday.

Addressing the lawyers, Arivind Kumar Pandey said, "Biased criminal laws have spoiled the lives of many men charged under the Dowry Act. The laws like Domestic Violence Act, IPC 498 a, and Maintenance Act, to name a few are heavily tilted in favour of women and have done more harm than producing good effects."

The Men's Rights National conference, held at Pench Tiger Reserve in Nagpur was attended by more than 150 men's rights activists, who represented 40,000 activists spread across India and other parts of the globe.

This year's national conference was held under the aegis of Nagpur Chapter of Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), now being run by Rajesh Vakharia. Few prominent International Men's Rights Associations like Marital Justice from United Kingdom and INSAAF from USA besides Men's Rights activists from Germany, Singapore, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Middle East, Japan and Russia also attended the conference.

Informing about the resolutions passed at fifth Men's Rights conference Arvind Kumar Pandey, who attended the conference as a writer and blogger said, "The first resolution was aimed at formation of Men's Welfare Ministry while the next resolution aimed at reducing the number of men involved in hazardous professions and another important resolution dealt with creation of gender-neutral treatment in legal aspects. Recognition of the rights of fathers, making shared parenting necessary in wake of separation was another major demand made on the occasion. The activists were unanimous in rejecting the highly biased Marriage Law Amendment Bill, 2010, and demanded its roll back. Lastly, the need to make huge investment in areas of Men's health was deeply felt."

The felicitation ceremony at Coffee House, Allahabad, was attended by advocates including Neeraj Shukla, Sampanna Kumar Srivastava, Ashish Nigam, Satyadhar Dubey, Arvind Kushwaha, Pintu Jaiswal, Shubhranshu Pandey, Arun Prakash Srivastava, Mohit Kesarwani and few others.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Lawyer-felicitated-for-contribution-in-cause-of-men/articleshow/22197623.cms 

Man attempts suicide inside police station as police ignore complaint

Man attempts suicide inside police station as police ignore complaint

A 60-year-old man, tortured by his daughter-in-law, attempted suicide inside a police station in Delhi on Thursday when policemen cold-shouldered his complaint.
Rajbeer Singh consumed a poisonous substance inside west Delhi's Kanjhawala police station premises after police personnel did not pay heed to his complaint against his daughter-in-law.
Singh was rushed to a hospital where his condition was stated to be out of danger.
A police officer said Rajbeer had approached the police station a day ago and informed that his daughter-in-law had thrown him out of his house after usurping his property.
However, the policemen sent him home, telling him to come if his daughter-in-law did not mend her ways.
According to sources, Rajbeer arrived at the police station today (Thursday) but, once again, the policemen turned a deaf ear to his pleas. Frustrated, he then consumed the poisonous substance.

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