(MENAFN- The Peninsula) A court here has observed that dowry prohibition law cannot be allowed to become a tool for harassment
Granting relief to a man, who was booked in a dowry harassment case by his wife, the court ordered investigation against the complainant for filing a false case
The man's wife in July 2012 filed a first information report (FIR) against him in a South Delhi police station, alleging that he demanded dowry and subjected her to cruelty, which resulted in her miscarriage
Police investigated the complaint and filed a cancellation report, giving a clean chit to the accused
Metropolitan Magistrate Shivani Chauhan, accepting the cancellation report of Delhi Police, said Sections 498A (subjecting woman to cruelty) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) and Dowry Prohibition Act are special legislations enacted for the "protection of women" and have serious penal consequence for the offender
"Under no circumstances can it be permitted to become a tool for harassment of innocent persons," the magistrate said
Vaiko meets Alagiri, seeks suppor
Chennai: Firebrand MDMK founder Vaiko met suspended DMK leader M K Alagiri yesterday and sought his support in the coming general elections
The meeting between the two leaders at Alagiri's place in Madurai lasted around 45 minutes. Some time back, the 63-year-old Alagiri had met BJP President Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. Later, Vaiko told reporters that Alagiri was his "good friend" and long-time associate and that he sought Alagiri's support for the MDMK in the Lok Sabha elections
The MDMK is now part of a six-party alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party in Tamil Nadu and opposed to the AIADMK and DMK
Vaiko was earlier a senior leader in the DMK and was sent out as he was perceived as a threat to M K Stalin, the 61-year-old son of DMK president M Karunanidhi
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