Remedy under Prevention of Domestic Violence against woman Act. also available to the wife.
Adv. Biju Gopal (Advocate FAMILY LAWYERS Kottayam Kerala www.familylawyers.in) 25 October 2009
Remedy under Prevention of Domestic Violence against woman Act. also available to the wife.
Suchitra. S (Advocate) 25 October 2009
Biju Sir, I agree with Anil sir. It will not come under adultry. For adultry, woman sould be married. Here she is a divorcee.
Adv. Biju Gopal (Advocate FAMILY LAWYERS Kottayam Kerala www.familylawyers.in) 25 October 2009
But Suchithra, here the man is married.
malini (auditor) 25 October 2009
thank all once again.
is divorce in his case difficult??.
to my knowledge both my friend and his 1st wife want to join only for the purpose of the child.
Suchitra. S (Advocate) 25 October 2009
Sir, under S.498 -adultry, a man whether married or unmarried has to have phisical relationship with a married woman. Here the woman is not married anymore.
Adv. Biju Gopal (Advocate FAMILY LAWYERS Kottayam Kerala www.familylawyers.in) 25 October 2009
Yes Suchitra, Thank You.
Anil Agrawal (Retired) 25 October 2009
Simply put, the charge of adultery can be laid at the door of married person. A divorcee has severed all matrimonial connection.
Suchitra. S (Advocate) 25 October 2009
Anil ji, woman should be married for charge of adultry. It is not the condition for man.
Anil Agrawal (Retired) 25 October 2009
Madam Suchitra
I am posting this information with comments.
In Indian law, adultery is defined as s*x between a man and a woman without the consent of the woman's husband. The man is prosecutable and can be sentenced for up to five years (even if he himself was unmarried) whereas the married woman can not be jailed. Men have called the law gender discrimination in that women cannot be prosecuted for adultery and the National Commission of Women has criticized the British era law of being anti-feminist as it treats women as the property of their husbands and has consequentially recommended deletion of the law or reducing it to a civil offense. The Government is yet to act. Extramarital s*x without the consent of one's partner can be a valid grounds for monetary penalty on government employees, as ruled by the Central Administrative Tribunal.
Suchitra. S (Advocate) 25 October 2009
Anil Sir, I know all this and I too think woman is equally punishable for adultry. Laws should not be gender biased. I explained the conditions requisite to file a case of adultry. But I know India is only country in the world with gender biased laws.
Anil Agrawal (Retired) 25 October 2009
Dear Suchitra madam
The gentleman is old enough to understand what is what. Enough has been discussed and advised. I think he is capable of taking his independent decision.
rajesh (abc) 25 October 2009
Adv Archana Deshmukh (Practicing Advocate) 25 October 2009
PK Agarwal (Matchmaker & Relationship Consultant) 27 August 2010
Malini Ji,
You have not mentioned all the factors of the marriages of your friend, even his locality of residance is not mentioned. may be his trouble can be solveed by very simple social methods
P.K. Agarwal
Arup (UNEMPLOYED) 27 August 2010
please read the sec 494 of ipc and corresponding provisions of crpc.
the matter not much complecated, need a careful reading.
mr p k agrwal,
please do not ask address etc and other details. our purpose is to reach the legal help so far as possible.
last posted 25 th oct., thereafter you.
perhaps thread lost it's importence to the originator.