Wife forcing husband for not to care his parents

Dear All

There is one my friend, who is based in Ranchi (Jharkhand). He is married with a girl, who belongs to Ranchi itself. Both Husband and wife are staying in Ranchi. It is a love marriage. Boy belongs to Agra (Uttar Pradesh). His parents are staying in Agra. His Father is retired. His parents lack support, their health condition generally doesn’t remain well. My friend is engaged in a contract job.

He wants to provide care to his parents, but his wife doesn’t allow it. She creates many hurdles in that. There is lots of interference of their in-laws in their marital life. My friend want to visit to his parents in UP, he wants to take his wife also to his parents in UP. But his wife doesn’t want to go there. She discourages my friend to provide any sort of help to his parents.

I know personally the parents of my friend. They are very gentle in nature. They never demand of dowry. They are very caring to the wife of my friend. Even major expenditure of marriage was contributed by the parents of my friend, the family of girl contributed very little (on contrary to social tradition, where girl’s family spend more than boy‘s family).

Boy wants to settle in Agra, but his wife is forcing him to settle in Ranchi itself. My friend is very much worried about his parents.  His wife harasses him mentally so much. Many times his wife threatens him to file the case of 498-A and Dowry prohibition act.  Many times she threatens that she will not stay with him and goes to her parents home, and comes back home , only on the condition that his husband will not even think of his parents.

On one hand my friend is worried about his parents; on other hand he is terrified with his wife and in-laws. He is feeling himself very much helpless.

I got to know that there is one law named: Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. This act makes obligation to provide care to parents.

Based on this problem, I have certain queries;

1.      In what way Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 can help my friend to provide care to his parents?

His parents can file for maintanence as they have no source or means and the son would have to pay them .

2.      In what way, he can cope legally with false threat of U/S 498-A of IPC, Domestic Violence act and Dowry Prohibition act? How he should handle his wife  and save his marital life

Handling wife is like handling a snake never knowing when the snake would bite you . 
As a matter of fact i would say is easier to handle a snake since the venom can be abstracted . 

But the 498 a and domestic violence act Venom can only be handled by contesting the case .By any chance have you read the book sleeping on the same bed with the enemy :-)

3.      In what way he can minimize the interference of his in-laws in his marital life?

Moving out far away from them simple logic 

4.      What are the legal provisions are available in Indian justice system to help such victimized husbands?

Legal provisions are in favour of women and for victimized husbands the legal option if to contest the case and prove that the allegation leved are false which would take years.

Kindly provide your valuable opinions / advices

Moral of the story if wife and husband are unable lead a happy married life even after counselling and mediation and convincing each other they should go in for  mutal consent terms for divorce and they should part ways rather than fighting court cases and wasting their lifes and even the hard earned money  .

Thanks and Regards

 

Rajeev