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Anti-dowry law misused, stop automatic arrests: Supreme Court

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On Prime Time, we discuss whether the SC’s ban on automatic arrests on complaints under Section 498A of IPC would lead to unnecessary hassles for victims of dowry harassment. The Supreme Court restrained police on mechanically arresting the husband and relatives when the wife files a case under the anti-dowry law. (Audio in Hindi)
Watch full video: http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/prime-time/prime-time-is-arrest-necessary-in-dowry-cases/328488?curl=1404414735

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