Changes made to the Indian Dowry Law to stop misuse

Article here. A little bit of background: There was an amendment made to the Criminal Procedure Code Amendment 41-1A in India who would provide relief to millions of people who are suffering from the abuses of the Dowry Law. The Amendment was passed and signed by the president of India is now law. Excerpt:

'NEW DELHI: Dealing a blow to women's rights activists who have been stringently defending the Section 498A provision of the Indian Penal Code, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Saturday said that in some cases this section — that deals with matrimonial cruelty — was being `grossly misused'.

Elaborating on false cases being filed in recent times, the CJI said that relatives not involved with a matrimonial dispute were unfairly implicated. "In some cases, 498A is grossly misused,'' he said. Balakrishnan was speaking at a seminar, `Marriage laws -- issues and challenges', organised by the National Commission for Women.'

The link to the story of the spat between Chief justice of India and the women's organisation is here. See how confused and vicious Girija Vyas, a leading feminist, sounds. Can the western feminists ever match our feminists here in India for viciousness? Though it's not enough progress as yet, we do believe that we now have backing of the law to prevent the unjust arrest of husbands.