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T os t a r twi t hf i r s tweh a v et ol o o kt h a twh a tt h i swo r dma r r i a g eme a n s. ' Ma r r i a g ei st h ev o l u n t a r yu n i o nf o rl i f eo fo n ema na n do n ewo ma nt o t h e e x c l u s i o n o fa l lo t h e r s. 'I ti s a s o c i a li n s t i t u t i o n wh e r e h u s b a n d h a s t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t yt ot a k ec a r ea n dma i n t a i nh i swi f e. Hec a n n o t n e g l e c t h i sd u t i e s. B u t o nt h i sg r e a t i n s t i t u t i o nas t i g mac a l l e d' d o wr y ' s t i l l e x i s t s. Wo me na r ei l l-t r e a t e d , h a r a s s e d , k i l l e d , d i v o r c e df o r t h es i mp l er e a s o nt h a t t h e yd i d n ' t b r o u g h t d o wr y. F o rs a f e g u a r d i n gt h ei n t e r e s to fwo ma na g a i n s tt h ei n t e r e s to fwo ma n a g a i n s t t h ec r u e l t yt h e yf a c eb e h i n dt h ef o u r wa l l so f t h e i r ma t r i mo n i a l h o me , t h e I n d i a nP e n a l C o d e , 1 8 6 0 (h e r e i na f t e rr e f e r r e dt oa sI. P. C .)wa sa me n d e di n1 9 8 3 a n d i n s e r t e d S. 4 9 8 A wh i c h d e a l s wi t h ' Ma t r i mo n i a lC r u e l t y 't o a wo ma n. Ma t r i mo n i a lC r u e l t yi n I n d i ai sac o g n i z a b l e ,b a i l a b l ea n d n o n-c o mp o u n d a b l e o f f e n c e. I ti sd e f i n e di nC h a p t e rX XAo fI. P. C. u n d e rS e c. 4 9 8 Aa s : Hu s b a n do r r e l a t i v eo f h u s b a n do f awo ma ns u b j e c t i n gh e r t oc r u e l t y. S e c t i o n4 9 8 Ao f t h eI P Ci sac r i mi n a l l a wi nwh i c ht h ewi f ea n dh e r f a mi l y c a nc h a r g ea n yo r a l l o ft h eh u s b a n d ' sf a mi l yo fp h y s i c a l o r me n t a l c r u e l t y. T h i s l a w i su n i q u et oI n d i aa si tn o to n l yd i s c r i mi n a t e sb a s e do ng e n d e r(ma nv s. wo ma n) , b u ta l s od i s c r i mi n a t e sa g a i n s two me nb a s e do nt h e i rr e l a t i o n s h i pwi t h t h eh u s b a n d. T y p i c a l l y , t h ec h a r g e df a mi l yme mb e r si nt h e s ec a s e si n c l u d e : • Mo s t l ywo me no f a l l a g e s(u n ma r r i e d , ma r r i e da n dp r e g n a n t s i s t e r so f t h e h u s b a n d , h i smo t h e r a n ds i s t e r s-i n-l a w, e l d e r l yg r a n d mo t h e r sa n da u n t s). • O t h e rma t e r n a la n dp a t e r n a lr e l a t i v e sa n de v e ny o u n gc h i l d r e ni nt h e f a mi l y. F o r e v e r yc o mp l a i n t f i l e db yawo ma n , t h e r ea r eg e n e r a l l yt wi c ea sma n yo r mo r ewo me na r ea c c u s e da l t h o u g ht h ema r r i e dc o u p l ema yh a v en e v e r l i v e dwi t h a n yo f t h ep e o p l eme n t i o n e di nt h ec r i mi n a l c o mp l a i n t .
