Reema Aggarwal v/s. Anupam
- Rupali Lekhi
- July 16, 2020
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The Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act of 1983 was made bearing in mind the number of dowry deaths that were on the rise in India. The cruelty caused by her husband and in-laws in the matrimonial home of the woman for more demand of dowry resulted in the suicides and dowry deaths in India. To eradicate this evil from the society, sections 498A and 304B in the Indian Penal Code, 1908 along with section 113B of the Evidence Act, 1872 were added through this amendment. However, even after three decades of the aforementioned amendment, the menace of dowry system in India prevails in large numbers. Time and again several cases of dowry death and cruelty have been reported and one such case is the present case at hand, Reema Aggarwal v. Anupam . This is a landmark case with respect to the interpretation of the word “husband” within the meaning of sections 498A and 304B, Indian Penal Code, 1908.
