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Woman arrested for husband's contract killing

Woman arrested for husband's contract killing

Mumbai: A 10-year-long marriage ends in tragedy, as the 30-year-old husband is found dead on isolated grounds with injury marks over the body. Friends and relatives naturally sympathise with the young widow. That is till her actual role in the denouement comes to the fore. Cops from Ulhasnagar crime branch have arrested a 25-year-old woman who hired a hit man to get her spouse killed. To mislead the police, she filed a complaint claiming her husband had gone missing and later got a murder case lodged against unknown persons after the body was found.

Shivaji Nagar police had recovered the corpse of an unknown person with injury marks all over at Ambernath MIDC area on January 29. They immediately started checking all the missing complaints and learnt that a 30-year-old who was an electrician and a resident of Manish Nagar in Ulhasnagar was missing and a complaint had been lodged by his wife at Central police station.

"When the wife Preeti Krishnachand Mishra (25), was called she identified the body as that of her husband Krishnachand," said Machindra Chavan, senior police inspector of Ulhasnagar crime branch.

In further investigations, police started questioning Preeti who frequently changed her statements.

"When we inquired about Preeti from her neighbours they told us that some people had seen her roaming around with a 22-year-old youth Jishan Munnar Shaikh, a student of BCom third year," said Chavan.

"Shaikh was then summoned by the Crime Branch and during questioning he broke down and accepted that he and Preeti had given a supari of Rs. 1 lakh to one Akshay Suresh Gaikwad to kill Krishnachand," said Milind Bharambe, additional commissioner of police (crime), Thane.

Akshay's father Suresh Gaikwad is an ex-corporator and is now contesting municipal elections from Ulhasnagar on a Congress ticket.

Akshay, along with aides Jaysingh Mudaliyar and Damodar Hadalke met Krishnachand on January 28. They drank wine at Bittu Bar in Ulhasnagar and later went to the MIDC area, where the trio stabbed Krishnachand at an isolated place and killed him.

"Preeti had sold all her jewellery to arrange the contract killing of her husband. Preeti was in love with Jishan and was bored with her 10-year-old relationship with her husband who had started drinking," said Meghshyam Dange, police inspector of crime branch.

The miscreants were arrested yesterday and are in police custody.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/woman-arrested-for-husband-s-contract-killing-172691 

युवती ने झांसा देकर बुलाय था ठेकेदार, सरगना सहित तीन अपहर्ता गिरफ्तार

युवती ने झांसा देकर बुलाय था ठेकेदार, सरगना सहित तीन अपहर्ता गिरफ्तार 


बिलासपुर। ठेकेदार रूपेश अग्रवाल के अपहरण के मामले में पुलिस ने सरगना सहित तीन आरोपियों को गिरफ्तार कर लिया है। एक को पहले ही पकड़ा जा चुका था। पुलिस को अब तक वह युवती नहीं मिली है, जिसने ठेकेदार को झांसा देकर रतनपुर-कोटा रोड में बुलाया था और फिर बाइक की चाबी छीन ली थी। उसकी तलाश की जा रही है।
समता कालोनी निवासी ठेकेदार रूपेश अग्रवाल का 9 अगस्त को कोटा-रतनपुर रोड से दिनदहाड़े अपहरण हो गया था। इस वारदात को एक युवती समेत पांच लोगों ने मिलकर अंजाम दिया था। पुलिस ने अभी तक एक आरोपी जी. श्रीनिवास राव को गिरफ्तार किया था, जो बोलेरो चला रहा था। बाकी आरोपियों की तलाश जारी थी। साइबर सेल ने पकड़े गए आरोपी से पूछताछ की, साथ ही युवती के मोबाइल नंबर की कॉल डिटेल निकाली। आरोपी बिलासपुर में ही रहते थे। साइबर सेल ने इनमें छपरा (बिहार) के ग्राम अरना के राजकिशोर उर्फ राज (25 वर्ष), झारखंड औरंगाबाद बारून के वकील अंसारी (36वर्ष) और भवानी नगर सिरगिट्टी बिलासपुर के गोलू उर्फ लोकेश राव नायडू (24 वर्ष) को गिरफ्तार किया।
राजकिशोर इस वारदात का मास्टरमाइंड था। आरोपी युवती का नाम ममता सिंह है, जो तारबाहर इलाके में रहती है। तारबाहर व रायगढ़ थाने में उसके खिलाफ पहले ही जुर्म दर्ज है। गौरतलब है, ठेकेदार को अपहर्ता झारखंड ले जा रहे थे। इसी बीच अंबिकापुर-पत्थलगांव रोड में बोलेरो दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो गई और अपहर्ता रूपेश व चालक को छोड़कर भाग निकले। चालक के अनुसार ठेकेदार का अपहरण पांच करोड़ की फिरौती के लिए हुआ था।

ठगी की आरोपी है युवती : अपहरण के मामले में ममता सिंह नामक जिस युवती का नाम आया है, दरअसल उसका घर राजीव गांधी चौक के पास है। वह सिम्स में नौकरी लगाने के मामले में 20 लाख रुपए की ठकी के मामले में भी आरोपी है और खुलासे के बाद से फरार चल रही है। वारदात के समय वह किसी युवक के साथ तारबाहर क्षेत्र में रह रही थी। एक दिन पहले साइबर सेल की टीम उसके घर पहुंची थी और उसके छोटे भाई को पूछताछ के लिए ले गई थी।
एक आरोपी अंबिकापुर में उतर गया था
रतनपुर-कोटा रोड से अपहर्ताओं में से वकील अंसारी कोटा से युवती को लेकर बिलासपुर आ गया था। राजकिशोर, गोलू व ड्राइवर श्रीनिवास ठेकेदार को लेकर बनारस रोड की ओर जा रहे थे। इसी बीच साइबर सेल ने ठेकेदार के मोबाइल पर कॉल किया। इस नंबर को अपहर्ताओं ने अपने मोबाइल से ट्रेस किया तो उसमें बिलासपुर क्राइम ब्रांच का नाम आया। इससे अपहर्ता घबरा गए और रास्ता बदल दिया। अपहर्ताओं ने अंबिकापुर लौटते हुए जशपुर, पत्थलगांव की ओर गाड़ी रोक दी। अंबिकापुर में गोलू उर्फ लोकेश उतर गया। गाड़ी में राजकिशोर व ड्राइवर श्रीनिवास ही रह गए। पकड़े जाने के डर से श्रीनिवास तेज रफ्तार से गाड़ी चला रहा था और गाड़ी दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो गई। यहां से ड्राइवर व अगवा ठेकेदार रूपेश को पुलिस अपने साथ ले गई, राजकिशोर भाग निकला। फरार सभी आरोपी शहर आ गए थे और पकड़े गए।


http://www.bhaskar.com/article/CHH-BIL-rupesh-kidnapping-case-accused-arrest-bilaspur-news-4347690-NOR.html 

बेवफाई न करे, इसलिए पति के चेहरे पर फेंका ऐसिड

बेवफाई न करे, इसलिए पति के चेहरे पर फेंका ऐसिड..

नई दिल्ली।। आमतौर पर महिलाओं पर ऐसिड अटैक के मामले सामने आते हैं, लेकिन दिल्ली में अजीबोगरीब मामला सामने आया है। मामला है गोकुलपुरी एरिया का, जहां बीवी ने अपने शौहर के चेहरे पर इसलिए तेजाब डाल दिया ताकि उसे फिर कोई लड़की पसंद न कर सके या वह किसी के चक्कर में न पड़े। पुलिस सूत्रों के मुताबिक, महिला ने इस वारदात को अंजाम देने के लिए मायके वालों की भी मदद ली है।

पुलिस ने बताया कि दोनों का निकाह 2 महीने पहले हुआ है। शादी के बाद दोनों गोकुलपुरी एरिया के मुस्तफाबाद में किराए पर रह रहे थे। महिला का मायका इसी इलाके की गली नंबर 6 में है। दोनों में आए दिन शक की वजह से कहासुनी होती थी। जांच में सामने आया है कि महिला अपने शौहर नसरुद्दीन पर शक करती थी। महिला ने आरोप लगाया कि उसका किसी और लड़की से चक्कर है, जो उसने खुद देखा है।

पुलिस सूत्रों के मुताबिक ईद पर नसरुद्दीन अपनी पत्नी से यह कहकर निकला था कि वह मां से मिलने जा रहा है। देर रात जब नहीं लौटा तो उसकी पत्नी को शक हुआ। पत्नी ने मायके में सारी बात बताई। अगले दिन नसरुद्दीन लौटा तो तमतमायी पत्नी ने उसे मायके बुलाया। आरोप है कि मायके वालों की मदद से तेजाब उसके चेहरे पर उड़ेल दिया। नसरुद्दीन अस्पताल में भर्ती है। मामले की जानकारी मिलते ही पुलिस ने उसके बयान लिए और केस दर्ज महिला और उसके मायके वालों के किलाफ कार्रवाई शुरू कर दी है। 

http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/delhi/crime/woman-pours-acid-on-husbands-face/articleshow/21798695.cms 

Tables turn: Men harassed

Tables turn: Men harassed

In 2011, when Ashish (name changed) landed a high-paying government job, his parents were on cloud nine. Little did they know what the future had in store for him: Hikes and promotions being denied because of a 40-year-old divorcee. A married man, Ashish initially could not understand why his boss would often invite him home for dinner, call him to her cabin or ask how she looked?
“It was when she started abusing me in public did I realise that she was angry as I had refused her overtures. She made my life miserable after that. I was loaded with work. And when the time came for hikes and promotions, I was given a bad rating. My hard work turned to dust,” he lamented. Talking to the H R department or other authorities yielded no results. “People would laugh at me. Men being harassed at work places is unheard of. Many presume that a man would actually enjoy it. I had to quit my job when all options were closed,” he adds.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, in order to implement the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, which came into being in February, defined some finer details. These state that sexual harassment at a workplace may lead to termination of service of the accused, withholding of promotions and increments, and payment of reasonable compensation to the complainant. However, the Act only provides for aggrieved women, although the offense itself is gender neutral.
“The government is failing to recognise that sexual harassment is not a crime of passion, but a crime acted out to show dominance. In many cases, the aggressor may even be of the same sex,” explains Arnab Ganguly, a member of INSAAF (Indian Social Awareness and Activism Forum), an international NGO specialising in gender and social research, with branches in the United States and India. “The Act, however, does include a provision on “misuse” of the legislation, but it’s a very watered down version. The fine against people who misuse this Act is only `500 or 5 per cent of the aggressor’s salary, which doesn’t really act as a very serious deterrent to perpetrators,” informs Arnab.
The Save Indian Family Foundation along with INSAAF have tirelessly campaigned against the bill, so as to make it gender neutral. The fact that in India the definition of sexual assault incorporates men but the definition of sexual harassment refuses to consider men as victims seems preposterous, especially in the light of the research conducted by Synovate, a market research firm, across six Indian cities. The research states that in Bangalore alone, half of those who confessed to being sexually harassed at work had been harassed by women. Only 32 per cent said they were harassed by male colleagues.
“Although the new Act doesn’t provide for men as victims, most of the internal committees set up by companies to investigate sexual harassment are gender neutral. I usually sit in on many of these meetings as an external adviser and a lot of these cases have been filed by men as well. Companies now are being very open to issues faced by men at the workplace and take them very seriously,” says Kanti Joshi, an advocate who works with SASHA ( Support against Sexual Harassment), the consultancy arm of the NGO, IDEA (Integrated Developmental Education Academy) established to raise awareness and provide support services against sexual harassment.
Mohit Sharma (name changed), a senior architect who was working with a prominent design firm in the city, was fired unceremoniously because of allegations raised against him by a junior designer. “She wanted me to recommend her for a senior position when she clearly wasn’t ready. She flirted excessively and asked me to accompany her on coffee dates and when I didn’t comply she immediately complained to the HR, saying I was mistreating her and also alleged that I had made unwelcome advances towards her, when it was the other way around,” rues Mohit. His complaints simply echoed up the chain of command and were ignored in favour of the woman’s allegations, and after three months of fervent discussions back and forth, he was asked to leave the firm.
Atit Rajpara, president, Men’s Rights Association said that he gets more than 40 calls a month by men recalling horrifying incidents of sexual harassment at workplace.
Recalling a recent case, Rajpara said,” Shashi (name changed), an MNC employee was continuously harassed by his colleague, who wanted to marry him. When he stopped responding to her calls or messages, she landed at his doorstep and created a big scene.” Frustrated by this, Shashi filed a formal complaint with the HR. The woman was let off after a light warning but the harassment continued. She even blackmailed him that if he complained again, she would file a case against him for harassment. Despite repeated complaints, the woman continues to work with the company but Shashi was forced put in his papers. Rajpara added that in most cases men are mocked at when they talk about harassment. He said, “Sexual harassment should not be based on gender. It can happen to anyone, anytime. That’s why men never get justice.”
Women often misuse their rights and blame people at work places to get their way. In 2012, Shrishti Saxena used the same tactics. Being handed too much work by her boss, she decided to teach him a ‘lesson’. Instead of discussing the issue with him, she approached the HR and filed a sexual harassment complaint against him. Serious action was taken against the manager and Shrishti sighed a breath of relief.
Virag Dhulia, head of gender studies, Confidare India, a Bangalore-based research centre said that he gets more than three calls a month by men who have been harassed at work. “Gone are those days when offices were male dominated. These days a lot of women are handling top positions,” he said.
The centre has received calls on cases where women have tried to make advances towards their junior or colleague, asked them to stay back late at work,  threatened higher work burden and used lewd comments or abusive language. “The worst part is that companies don’t take these complaints seriously. The attitude is very insensitive towards men,” he said. Confidare runs a helpline, 9008302822, for those who are victims of sexual harassment.

 

 

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Tables-turn-Men-harassed/2013/08/14/article1732962.ece 

तुटणारी कुटुंबे वाचवा...

तुटणारी कुटुंबे वाचवा...

कौटुंबिक हिंसाचारासारख्या एकतर्फी कायद्यामुळे अनेक कुटुंबे तुटत आहेत. हे कायदे बदलण्यासाठी एनजीओंसह नागरिकांनीही पुढे यावे, असे आवाहन करीत केरळमधील चार युवक सायकलने भारतभ्रमणासाठी निघाले. सोमवारी ते नागपुरात दाखल झाले. 'सेव्ह इंडियन फॅमिली'सह 'सेव्ह एनर्जी', 'स्टे हेल्दी' असाही नारा ते देत आहेत.

पुरुषावकासा समरक्षणा समितीचे हे युवक आहेत. केरळातील त्रिचूर येथून २८ जुलै रोजी ते सायकलने निघाले. उत्तर भारतमार्गे ते जम्मू-काश्मिरात लद्दाखमध्ये पोहचतील. ५५ दिवसांचा त्यांचा हा प्रवास आहे. सोमवारी त्यांनी दीक्षाभूमीला भेट दिली. या रॅलीत पी. आर. गोकुल हे सेव्ह इंडियन फॅमिली, सी. डी. फ्रान्सिस सेव्ह एनर्जी तर लिओ जोसेफ व शर्पिन पी. टी. स्टे हेल्दी असा नारा देत आहेत.

कौटुंबिक हिंसाचार, हुंडाबळीचा ४९८ (अ) हे कायदे फक्त महिलांच्या बाजूने आहेत. त्यांचा अनेकदा गैरवापर होताना दिसतो. त्यात पती व त्याच्या कुटुंबीयांना त्रास सोसावा लागतो. या कायद्यात बदल करावेत, अशी मागणी या रॅलीतून करण्यात येणार आहे. तसेच, इतर एनजीओंनीही त्यासाठी पुढाकार घ्यावा, असे आवाहन करण्यात येणार आहे. 

http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/21809516.cms?prtpage=1 

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

Woman allegedly commits suicide over dowry harassment

Woman allegedly commits suicide over dowry harassment

Kanpur: A 20-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide after being threatened by her sister-in-law of implicating her in a case of dowry harassment, police said in Kanpur today.

The woman allegedly hanged self in her room yesterday, police said.

A suicide note has been recovered in which she has blamed her sister-in-law and her relatives for her suicide, police said.

The note alleged that the sister-in-law used to threaten the victim and other family members that she would implicate them in a dowry harassment case if they asked her to do household works, police said.

No arrest has been made so far and family members are being questioned, police said.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/woman-allegedly-commits-suicide-over-dowry-harassment-405238 

Woman commits suicide on blackmail by sister-in-law

Woman commits suicide on blackmail by sister-in-law

A 20-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide after being threatened by her sister-in-law of implicating her in a case of dowry harassment, police said here today.

Aarti hanged herself in her room yesterday, police said.

A suicide note has been recovered in which she has blamed her sister-in-law Shweta and her relatives for her suicide, police said.

The note alleged that Shweta didn't want to do household work and used to threaten Aarti and other family members that she would implicate them in a dowry harassment case if they asked her to do that, police said.

No arrest has been made so far and family members are being questioned, police said.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/woman-commits-suicide-on-blackmail-by-sister-in-law-113081300461_1.html 

'Harassed' hubbies to meet for men's rights

'Harassed' hubbies to meet for men's rights

Come August 16, Nagpur will be teeming with activists supporting the rights of disgruntled men from across the country. The three-day conference will tackle and debate the government’s draft bill, which contains an amendment in the Marriage Laws Bill.

The national meet, organised by the Nagpur chapter of the Save Indian Family Foundation, will be held at Pench Resorts and is the fifth such national meet after successes in Goa, Shimla, Yercaud and Kolkata in previous years.

The activists will, in particular, be discussing the draft bill on the Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Law, which states that if a wife walks out a marriage within six months, she will be entitled to monthly spousal support. Apart from this, she will also be rewarded a portion of the any property the husband may have acquired before marriage, as well as part of his inheritable property, if any.

This bill has sent a panic wave among many young, high-earning men, who have termed the bill as extremely anti-male and anti-marriage.

The conference will also discuss the men’s rights movement and the steps necessary to be taken to increase awareness in this regard, especially to highlight the increasing suicide rate among men, and in particular, among married men.

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1874314/report-harassed-hubbies-to-meet-for-men-s-rights 

MRA, SIFF up in arms against new bill on marriage law

MRA, SIFF up in arms against new bill on marriage law

Men’s activists have threatened to carry out nationwide demonstrations outside the houses of those Members of Parliament who support the new Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
The Men’s Rights Association (MRA) and Save India Family Foundation (SIFF) terms the bill as extremely anti-male, anti-husband and anti-marriage that seeks to incentivise divorce. They have opposed discussion on the bill in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament as they feel not enough discussion have been done while formulating the bill.
Both the groups insist that the bill, which gives divorced women an equal stake in the husbands’ ancestral property, will result in several damaging results, such as a men being scared of marriage. They also say that it gives the women an unfair advantage. The activists have even declared that not only will they not vote for any MPS who vote in favour of the bill, but also will agitate outside their houses.
MRA’s city president Atit Rajpara said that since the past two weeks, they had met at least 45 Mps and the city Mayor who gave them a memorandum opposing the act. “We will sit outside MPs and politicians who will be seen advocating this Act, and ask them to adopt us and give a share from their properties,” he said.
According to the new law, the wife is entitled to have a share in the husband’s inherited property during the divorce. The decision regarding the monthly spousal support and how the property is to be divided has to be decided by the judges.
SIFF and MRA have asked the government to revise the law and not to table it in the current session of Parliament. The NGOs have also called for a more gender-neutral law that calculates the alimony depending on the woman’s contribution to the household and the duration of the marriage, among other things.
SIFF president Rajesh Vakharia said, “Any marriage law amendment has to be seen in a horrified manner taking into account other laws like shared monthly alimony, parenting, child support and others. The decision has been taken in haste. This will not curb the crime but instead may get misused. There is no provision where a woman will have to compensate to husband and his family if she woman misuse the law. If this act is passed, men will be pinned for life. The man will have to keep paying alimony to his divorced wife even after parting with his own property and ancestral property.”
Today, a man gets married mostly at the age 30, as he waits to become financially stable, with a fair salary, lot of savings and a house. If this act is passed, a male and his family will lose all this in case of a divorce. Females get concession even in income tax, Vakharia explained.
Rajpara said, “We are already witnessing many fake and extortion cases filed by women. The cases are pending for years and if this act comes men will stop marrying. This act was adopted by China, but was ruled out in 2010 after it’s widespread misuse resulted into males in China afraid of marriages. I don’t understand why such atrocities against Hindu husbands only? As per the provisions, the husband will pay 50 per cent property in case of a divorce. The remaining 50 per cent will be lost in the endless court battles. We all need a single civil matrimonial law that applies to all Indians irrespective of religion and gender. Such biased laws will lead to men committing suicide or killing wives instead of fighting legally.”
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Supreme Court grants man divorce from wife who crumpled his dress, and life too

Supreme Court grants man divorce from wife who crumpled his dress, and life too

Her cruel behaviour “has snuffed out the bright candle of feeling of the husband”

Crumpling the husband’s ironed clothes or hiding his motorcycle keys to prevent him from going to office may be childish acts, but would constitute ‘mental cruelty’ for grant of divorce, the Supreme Court has held.

A Bench of Justices Deepak Verma and Dipak Misra gave this ruling while granting divorce to Vishwanath Agrawal who sought to break with Sarla for causing him ‘mental cruelty’ — she used to crumple his ironed clothes and sometimes hide them and hide his motorcycle keys to prevent him from going to his factory; gave a false advertisement in a newspaper that he was a womaniser and addicted to liquor and also filed a criminal case against him.

Rejecting the findings of the trial court and the Bombay High Court that there was no direct evidence and that the grounds complained of by Mr. Agrawal were only childish acts on the part of Sarla, the Bench said: “It does not require Solomon’s wisdom to understand the embarrassment and harassment that might have been felt by the husband. The level of disappointment on his part can well be visualised like a moon in a cloudless sky.”

The Bench said: “That apart, in the application for grant of interim maintenance, she had pleaded that the husband was a womaniser and drunkard. This pleading was wholly unwarranted and, in fact, amounts to a deliberate assault on his character. Thus, we have no scintilla of doubt that the uncalled-for allegations are bound to create mental agony and anguish in the mind of the husband. The factual matrix would reveal that the husband comes from a respectable family engaged in business. At the time of publication of the notice, the sons were quite grown up. The respondent-wife did not bother to think what impact it would have on the reputation of the husband and what mental discomfort it would cause [him]. It is manifest from the material on record that the children were staying with the father. They were studying in school and the father was taking care of everything. Such a publication in the newspaper having good circulation can cause trauma, agony and anguish in the mind of any reasonable man. In fact, it can decidedly be said that it was mala fide and the motive was to demolish the reputation of the husband in society.”

The Bench said: “The cruel behaviour of the wife has frozen the emotions and snuffed out the bright candle of feeling of the husband because he has been treated as an unperson. Thus, analysed, it is abundantly clear that with this mental pain, agony and suffering, the husband cannot be asked to put up with the conduct of the wife and to continue to live with her.”

The Bench directed the appellant to pay her Rs. 50 lakh as permanent alimony and allowed his appeal. 

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-grants-man-divorce-from-wife-who-crumpled-his-dress-and-life-too/article3606800.ece 

विवाह विधेयकाला पाठिंबा देणाऱ्या खासदारांशी घटस्फोट

विवाह विधेयकाला पाठिंबा देणाऱ्या खासदारांशी घटस्फोट

म.टा. विशेष प्रतिनिधी नागपूर


विवाह सुधारणा कायदा विधेयक २०१० ला जे खासदार पाठिंबा देतील, त्यांच्यावर देशभरात बहिष्कार टाकण्याचा इशारा मेन्स राइट असोसिएशनने (एमआरए) दिला आहे. हे विधेयक पुरुषांवर अन्याय करणारे, पतीविरोधी आहे. ते पारित झाल्यास देशात घटस्फोटांचे प्रमाण वाढेल. कुटुंबे तुटतील, असे 'एमआरए'चे म्हणणे आहे.

देशभरातील पुरुष अधिकार कार्यकर्ते या विधेयकाविरोधात रस्त्यावर उतरत आहेत. या कायद्यातील तरतुदीच इतक्या भयंकर आहेत की, हे विधेयक संमत झाल्यास पुरुष लग्न करणेच थांबवतील. या कायद्यामुळे कुटुंबांचे विभाजन होईल, घटस्फोटांचे प्रमाण वाढेल, विवाह म्हणजे संपत्ती हस्तांतरण ब्यूरो होईल, महिला संपत्तीसाठीच लग्न करतील आणि ती मिळाली की लग्न मोडून टाकतील. या कायद्यामुळे समाजात हिंसाचार वाढेल. कारण पती-पत्नीचे आपसात पटत नाही, या कारणावरून कष्टाने मिळविलेली संपत्ती पत्नीला देऊन टाकावी लागेल. त्याचे अनिष्ट परिणाम होऊ शकतात, या कायद्यामुळे समाजात महिलांची भीती आणि त्यांच्याविषयी द्वेष निर्माण होईल, विवाहित पुरुषांच्या आत्महत्यांचे प्रमाण वाढेल, अशी भीती संघटनेने व्यक्त केली आहे.

त्यामुळे सरकारने या अधिवेशनात हे विधेयक संमत करू नये, असेही आवाहन संघटनेने केले आहे. या विधेयकात अनेक त्रुटी आहेत. संसदेत त्यावर चर्चा होऊन त्या त्रुटी दूर करण्याची गरज आहे. जे खासदार संसदेत या विधेयकाच्या बाजूने भूमिका घेतील, त्यांच्यावर पुरुष संघटनांचे कार्यकर्ते बहिष्कार टाकतील व येत्या निवडणुकीत त्यांच्या विरोधात मतदान करतील, असेही जाहीर करण्यात आले आहे.

काय आहे विधेयक? हा हिंदू विवाह संशोधन दुरुस्ती कायदा-२०१० आहे. याअंतर्गत घटस्फोटाच्या वेळी पत्नीला पतीची ५० टक्के संपत्ती मिळते. तसेच वडिलोपार्जित संपत्तीतील हिस्साही मिळतो. यात पतीला काहीही बोलण्याचा वा आक्षेप घेण्याचा अधिकार नाही. विशेष म्हणजे ही संपत्ती ढापण्यासाठी वेळेची निश्चिती नाही. लग्नाच्या दुसऱ्या दिवशीही पत्नी संपत्ती घेऊ शकते.

मानवी हक्कांचे उल्लंघन करणारे हे विधेयक आहे. फक्त आणि फक्त महिलांचाच विचार करणारे हे विधेयक हाणून पाडण्याची आमची तयारी आहे. त्यासाठी या विधेयकाला समर्थन देणाऱ्या खासदारांना 'टार्गेट' करू. एकीकडे महिला सक्षमीकरणाच्या गप्पा मारायच्या अन् दुसरीकडे दुसऱ्यांच्या आयत्या संपत्तीवर डल्ला मारण्याचा भिकारडेपणा करायचा, असा हा मामला आहे. -राजेश वखारिया, मध्य भारत अध्यक्ष, सेव्ह इंडिया फॅमिली फाउंडेशन.

http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/nagpur-vidarbha/---/articleshow/21733943.cms 

Court refuses maintenance to wife in domestic feud case

 Court refuses maintenance to wife in domestic feud case

The Thane District court has set aside an order of a lower court granting maintenance to a housewife and her child.
In his order, Additional Sessions Judge A P Raghuvanshi, on August 28, held that the housewife was not entitled to any relief under the provisions of Protection of Women under Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
The case related to one Ramji and Sheetal (names changed) who were married on April, 29, 2002 in Mumbai.
After 15 months of marriage, the husband had filed a divorce petition in the Bandra court on ground of cruelty, under section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
He had stated in the petition that his wife was adamant, rude and quarrelsome and her conduct had led to the deterioration of their relationship.
However, before the counsellor, the wife reportedly admitted to her faults and a consent term was prepared and filed on January 1, 2004 and the couple started living
together.
Later, the wife, after taking into possession all the jewellery which she had received during the marriage, filed an application for maintenance and also filed a complaint under Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and lodged an FIR against her spouse.
The magisterial court then ordered a maintenance of Rs 3,000 each per month for the wife and their child.
The court also ordered the husband to return Rs 1.50 lakh, that he borrowed from his mother-in-law.
The husband and his parents then filed an appeal challenging the order of the lower court, which was allowed by the sessions court at Thane.
In his order, the judge observed that "all these allegations made by the wife clearly establish the probability in favour of husband that it is he who had tried to settle the
mater from time-to-time and he even resided separately along with the wife, but still the dispute continued between them".

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/court-refuses-maintenance-to-wife-in-domestic-feud-case/995400/