I strongly object Mr.Avnish Kumar.
You cannot ask another member to shut up. This is a forum for healthy discussion. You can register your opinion. But you cannot critisise the legal fraternity.
No one here is suppoting any biased or false cases of 498-a.
Mr Ansari has said to approach a matter without influence of persaonal experaince in an unbiased manner. We all have mother, sisters and daughters. Simply because some penal provisions are mis-used by some miscreants, neither can the instituion of marraige be dumped nor all the woman be blamed.
Inspite of 498A, according national crime information bureau, India reported 32,481 murders, 19,348 rapes, 7,618 dowry deaths and 36,617 molestation cases in 2006
Please see attachment of crimes against women in india in 2007. These are only reported crimes. Lakhs of cases go unreported.