To all beloved Learned experts,
I have a specific question, not sure whether it was answered part of any of the posts already.
Finally I got counter from my respondent wife, which mentions the false dowry demand by me on her, stating I demanded 100 soveriegn gold and a flat in city , and i avoided the consumation of marriage for dowry demand.
She also requested the honorable judge to adequately compensate and punish me under 498a section in her counter.
Can someone directly request court to punish like this? Is 498a being criminal section, in my view it should be complained in PS and enquiry to be conducted and charge sheeted, without all this process will court consider her request. However the claim is totally false and obviously has no proof with her for this.
Moreover her counter is more like directing court to punish me and words are of nature to influence the court. Is there a way i can condemn projecting me as guilty without even trial is conducted?
kindly clarify me