{"id":404,"date":"2025-09-12T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T10:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narangandco.in\/milindmodilawassociates\/?page_id=404"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:05:18","slug":"498a-ipc-dowry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narangandco.in\/milindmodilawassociates\/498a-ipc-dowry\/","title":{"rendered":"498A IPC Dowry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"404\" class=\"elementor elementor-404\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d7324 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1d7324\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407d9ae4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"407d9ae4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30559b5 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30559b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6783ffe0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_heading\" data-id=\"6783ffe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gum-widget-title\"><h2 class=\"section-main-title size-default\">498A IPC Dowry<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35908082 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35908082\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5da4f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c5da4f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c7d24ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c7d24ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narangandco.in\/milindmodilawassociates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-15-at-4.30.40-PM-1-1024x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1307\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narangandco.in\/milindmodilawassociates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-15-at-4.30.40-PM-1-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narangandco.in\/milindmodilawassociates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-15-at-4.30.40-PM-1-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.narangandco.in\/milindmodilawassociates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-15-at-4.30.40-PM-1-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.narangandco.in\/milindmodilawassociates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-15-at-4.30.40-PM-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c4358e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56c4358e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">498A IPC\u00a0 Dowry\u00a0<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793cfee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"793cfee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"673\">Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code addresses cruelty by a husband or his relatives against a wife, particularly in connection with dowry demands or harassment. This law is designed to protect women from physical and mental cruelty, dowry-related abuse, and unjust treatment within marriage. At the same time, misuse of this provision has also been recognized by the courts, which is why balanced legal representation is crucial.<\/p>\n<h6>Types of 498A &amp; Dowry-Related Cases<\/h6>\n<p data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"825\"><strong data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"742\">Cruelty &amp; Harassment<\/strong> \u2013 Continuous physical or mental torture linked to dowry or unreasonable demands.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"966\"><strong data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"867\">Dowry Death Cases (Section 304B IPC)<\/strong> \u2013 Matters involving harassment leading to unnatural death of a woman within 7 years of marriage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1082\"><strong data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"994\">False 498A Allegations<\/strong> \u2013 Defending individuals and families wrongly implicated under dowry harassment cases.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1207\"><strong data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1124\">Domestic Violence with Dowry Demands<\/strong> \u2013 Overlapping claims under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and Section 498A IPC.<\/p>\n<h6>Our Expertise<\/h6>\n<p data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1488\">At <strong data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1262\">Milind Modi Law Associates<\/strong>, we provide comprehensive legal support in all dowry and 498A-related matters. 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