Welcome judgement by SC

Section 498A of the IPC was made with the view to curb the dowry practice. The intention was good. The spirit of the law was subverted by the greedy wives and their relatives . Even today, dowry harassment are unabated. Particularly, in lower income and middle income groups that doesn't mean the higher income groups are sacrosanct. The real tormented wives do not file complaint against errant husbands(who could be either drunkard,womaniser,pickpocket, pimp etc.)the reason is either they are economically deprived or they don't have the backing of their parents or siblings. In most of the dowry cases, it is the ladies with avaricious mindset or fuelled by the so-called "progressive mindset" indulge in filing false complaints. Some years ago, a film actor family was hounded by this provision of the law. The actor,his parents,siblings and family well wishers were arrested just because of a false complaint filed under anti dowry charges. Later on, it was found out that the complainant i.e. Wife of the actor didn't disclose her earlier marriage which had happened during her college days .Her earlier marriage was intact as she didn't get divorce. ( doctrine of caveat emptor meaning "let the buyer beware). If it is proved before law that the complaint was false beyond doubt both complainant and abettors(in most cases,parents,siblings,ex-boyfriends,paramour) should also be booked.