Impact of the Section 498A Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.) On the Persons Suffering from Disabilities—An Overview of NCRB Data, 498A I.P.C., and Disability Act
Keywords:
Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Persons with Disabilities, 498-A IPC, NCRBAbstract
In India, the Section 498A Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.) is made for protecting the women, and in the view of the Judgments passed by the various Hon’ble High courts, and the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, are widely misused for personal vendetta. Whereas 2.2% of the Indian population is suffering from disabilities. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (R.Pw.D.) Act, 2016 replaced the old version of the law passed in 1995, but how far it helps in protecting the safeguards for the persons suffering from disability (More precisely called as “specially-abled”) who are facing the protracted criminal trials merely on the complaint filed under the Section 498A I.P.C., having the vague and unsubstantiated allegations. A concise study has been made on these aspects.
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