Submitted on Monday 11th March 2013
Published on Tuesday 12th March 2013
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 12th March 2014
Signatures: 62
Tagged with
Law ~ Prime Minister ~ UK
Misuse of dowry laws in India must end
In blatant violation of Human Rights, many husbands & their families are arbitrarily arrested without any investigation/evidence, under Indian Penal Code section 498A & other wife-biased laws. According to 498a section, words of wife are taken Prima facie and husband & his family can be arrested. The law presumes the accused are “guilty until proven innocent”. The situation is also affecting residents of Indian origin in UK & negatively impacting their work and life. Many such residents in UK have to travel to India and fight false allegations. We request the Hon’ble Prime Minister to help:
1. Offer travel advisories like in USA for people travelling to India.
2. Offer options to fight false cases and punish misusers of the law.
3. To discuss with Indian counter-parts, to make amendments in the law, to stop its abuse.
You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
3.137.161.222 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:14:20 +0100
